Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" ('The Ring of the Nibelung') comprises four operas of which "Die Walküre" ('The Valkyrie') is the second, famous for its spectacular set-pieces such as the 'Ride of the Valkyries' and Wotan's 'Farewell'. The plot focuses on the lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde and on the disobedience of the Valkyrie Brünnhilde, who defies the edict...
