Word: niebelung
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Painted by Lewis W. Rubenstein '30, the murals portray characters of two ancient legends, the Niebelung and the Ragnarok, in modern accesories to represent what Rubenstein saw as the major threat to world peace at the time: fascism...
...theme of the north wall is derived from the ancient Niebelung Legend and is symbolic of greed for power and its resultant oppression of humanity. The lunette above the door represents the cavern of Niebelheim. The dwarfs who inhabit this underground region are working to create the destructive wealth of the world, symbolized in the legend by the Ring forged from the Rhine gold, for their ruler, Alberich, who is lashing them on to greater labors...
...lecture on "Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival" for the benefit of the Radcliffe College Scholarship fund under the auspices of the Cantabrigia Club at 8 o'clock this evening in Sanders Theatre. The lecture will include a short analysis of the operas "Parsifal," "Tannhauser," "Lohengrin," "The Ring of the Niebelung," and "Die Meistersinger." Mr. Adolph Glose of New York will assist Mrs. Rhodes with a few illustrations from the themes and motifs of "Seigfried," "Gotterdamerung," "Walkure," and "Rheingold." The stereopticon will be used to illustrate the principal characters and scenes of the operas...
...Monday evening, November 3, at 8 o'clock. The lecture, which is for the benefit of the Radcliffe College Scholarship Fund, will be accompanied by musical illustrations by Mr. Adolph Glose, of New York. The lecture will include an analysis of "Tannhauser," "Lohengrin," "Die Meistersinger," the "Ring of the Niebelung," and "Parsifal." The musical numbers will include the themes and motifs of "Gotterdamerung," "Rhinegold," "Walkure," and "Siegfried." The principal characters and scenes of the operas will be illustrated by the stereopticon. Reserved seats, at seventy-five cents each, may be obtained at Sever's bookstore...
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