King Louis of Bavaria et al. in Bayreuth - August, 1856
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 174-5:
Of all the great moments in this music drama I shall never forget the impression the Trauermarsch made upon me. I had no difficulty in following any of the music, and the various Leitmotifs with which each opera was interwoven came out perfectly clear to me. The theatre, which was built from designs given by Wagner, was so arranged that one could see quite well from every seat in the stalls. There was no pit, only rows of gradually ascending stalls, and at the end of every few rows there were doors of exit. There was only a small gallery or circle, in the middle of which was placed… more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 174-5. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436281325939 accessed: 2 December, 2024
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The Ring Cycle
written by Richard Wagner |
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Date/Time | August, 1856 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |