Wagner - Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla | Domingo Hindoyan | New World Symphony (2023)

Das Rheingold begins the Ring cycle by establishing the history of a magical ring forged from gold stolen by a dwarf-king from the bottom of the Rhine River. The all-powerful but cursed ring ends up in the hands of Wotan, the ruler of the gods. At the end of the opera, he leads the gods over a rainbow bridge back to Valhalla, his mountain fortress, as
heard in Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla. Here and throughout the operas, Wagner employed the novel idea of the Leitmotif, in which a recurring musical figure represents a particular character or idea. It was a method for constructing operas that put many of the most important and memorable themes in the orchestra, and the whole cycle is filled with unhurried ruminations of instrumental music that play a special role in driving the plot forward.

– © 2023 Aaron Grad

Originally performed March 18. 2023.

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