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** ''Parsifal'' can be thought of as a prequel to ''Lohengrin''.
** Wagner's greatest spate of Prequelitis came during the crafting of ''Der Ring des Nibelungen.'' Originally, he'd envisioned only a single opera, ''Siegfrieds Tod'' (the Death of Siegfried), but realized while writing the text that there was too much back-story he needed to get out of the way, so he wrote the libretto for a prequel named ''Siegfried''. Then he realized that ''this'' opera also had a large amount of back-story, so he began writing a prequel to it named ''Die Walküre''. Finally, he realized that this, too, had too much back-story the audience needed to know, so he started in on a prequel to it named ''Das Rheingold''. Decades later, ''Siegfrieds Tod'' had become ''Goetterdämmerung'', and he had a four-opera mega-epic on his hands.
** Wagner's greatest spate of Prequelitis came during the crafting of ''Der Ring des Nibelungen.'' Originally, he'd envisioned only a single opera, ''Siegfrieds Tod'' (the Death of Siegfried), but realized while writing the text that there was too much back-story he needed to get out of the way, so he wrote the libretto for a prequel named ''Siegfried''. Then he realized that ''this'' opera also had a large amount of back-story, so he began writing a prequel to it named ''Die Walküre''. Finally, he realized that this, too, had too much back-story the audience needed to know, so he started in on a prequel to it named ''Das Rheingold''. Decades later, ''Siegfrieds Tod'' had become ''Goetterdämmerung'', and he had a four-opera mega-epic on his hands.
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** ''Parsifal'' can be thought of as a prequel to ''Lohengrin''.
''Lohengrin'', since the latter is the former's son.
** Wagner's greatest spate of Prequelitis came during the crafting of ''Der Ring desNibelungen.'' Nibelungen''. Originally, he'd envisioned only a single opera, ''Siegfrieds Tod'' (the Death of Siegfried), but realized while writing the text that there was too much back-story he needed to get out of the way, so he wrote the libretto for a prequel named ''Siegfried''. Then he realized that ''this'' opera also had a large amount of back-story, so he began writing a prequel to it named ''Die Walküre''. Finally, he realized that this, too, had too much back-story the audience needed to know, so he started in on a prequel to it named ''Das Rheingold''. Decades later, ''Siegfrieds Tod'' had become ''Goetterdämmerung'', and he had a four-opera mega-epic on his hands.hands.
** Ortrud from ''Lohengrin'' invokes the old Germanic gods Wotan and Freya, so one can think of ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' as a prequel of sorts as well.
** Wagner's greatest spate of Prequelitis came during the crafting of ''Der Ring des
** Ortrud from ''Lohengrin'' invokes the old Germanic gods Wotan and Freya, so one can think of ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' as a prequel of sorts as well.
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* {{Valkyries}}: It is Wagner's version that most people think of when imagining these mythological "Gatherers of the Slain" -- however, it is worth noting that unlike the popular conception, Wagner's original Valkyries did '''not''' wear horned helmets, but winged ones; did '''not''' ride winged horses, though they were aerial ones; and, though intended to be rather manly, ungentle women, were intended to be statuesque in the 19th century manner, rather than grossly obese.
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* {{Valkyries}}: It is Wagner's version that most people think of when imagining these mythological "Gatherers of the Slain" -- however, it is worth noting that unlike the popular conception, Wagner's original Valkyries did '''not''' wear horned helmets, helmets but winged ''winged'' ones; did '''not''' ride winged horses, though they were aerial ones; and, though intended to be rather manly, ungentle women, were intended to be statuesque in the 19th century manner, rather than grossly obese.
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-->-- '''Richard Wagner''', in his ''Brown Book'', being characteristically modest.
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-->-- '''Richard Wagner''', in his ''Brown Book'', being [[SarcasmMode characteristically modest.
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