<p>Today we’re going deep in the music of Wagner - and specifically The Ring cycle, his collection of 4 monumental operas: <em>Das Rheingold</em>, <em>Die Walküre</em>, <em>Siegfrie</em>d, and <em>Götterdämmerung</em> </p><br><p>Even if you haven’t seen these live, you’re probably aware that these are absolute behemoths of the opera house - with heroism, love, death, gigantic orchestras and big tunes that need big voices. Bass Brindley Sherratt is tackling the role of Hagen in <em>Götterdämmerung,</em> and he explains how memory, text and costume are just some of the challenges he grapples with.</p><br><p>Wagner wrote some stunning brass parts, and trombonist Dave Whitehouse explains the novelty of playing the bass trumpet in <em>Götterdämmerung, </em>and violinist Fiona Higham explains how to crack the string player’s code when tackling Wagner’s music. </p><br><p>Plus, how lifting weights can be a great training programme for a 6 hour opera.</p><br><p>Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. </p><br><p>#OffstagePod</p><p>X: @LPOrchestra</p><p>Instagram: @londonphilharmonicorchestra</p><p>Facebook: @londonphilharmonicorchestra</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
