Ring of the Nibelung, The
[ nee-buh-loo ng ]
/ ˈni bəˌlʊŋ /
noun
Richard Wagner's tetralogy of music dramas: Das Rheingold (completed 1869), Die Walküre (completed 1870), Siegfried (completed 1876), and Götterdämmerung (completed 1876): the cycle was first performed at Bayreuth, 1876.
British Dictionary definitions for ring of the nibelung
Ring of the Nibelung
noun
German myth
a magic ring on which the dwarf Alberich placed a curse after it was stolen from him
the four operas by Wagner, Das Rheingold (1869), Die Walküre (1870), Siegfried (1876), and Götterdämmerung (1876), based on this myth
Often shortened to: The Ring
Cultural definitions for ring of the nibelung
Ring of the Nibelung
[ (nee-buh-loong) ]
A series of four operas by Richard Wagner, based on stories from Norse mythology; the central story is that of Siegfried and Brünnhilde. As the Ring ends, the gods are about to be overcome. The four operas of the Ring are The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and The Twilight of the Gods.