Love the musical introduction to act 2 scene 3 - how the first couple of minutes are almost the same as the start of act 2 scene 1, the build-up until it resolves into Wotan's entrance (underrated by the way: https://youtu.be/hcnKLpReSOk?si=VDm9Q8bVE6Xajw8a) - but now instead of power and majesty, it resolves into the desolation and despair of being abandoned by the gods (although they don't know it yet) - and we left the twins on such a high note too!
Don't have anything to add to your main point here, in fact I've not paid careful attention to the words in die walkure yet (been doing that backwards from gotterdammerung). But it certainly makes that scene more tragic, great read thanks
'Born from immanence, condemned to enigmatic nothing not once, but twice, immanence will reclaim her. Sieglinde must return to earth, to the soil, and serve her purpose as one of many mother-sacrifices of mankind'
"Sterben die Menschenmütter an ihren Söhnen alle dahin? Traurig wäre das, traun!"
Love the musical introduction to act 2 scene 3 - how the first couple of minutes are almost the same as the start of act 2 scene 1, the build-up until it resolves into Wotan's entrance (underrated by the way: https://youtu.be/hcnKLpReSOk?si=VDm9Q8bVE6Xajw8a) - but now instead of power and majesty, it resolves into the desolation and despair of being abandoned by the gods (although they don't know it yet) - and we left the twins on such a high note too!
Don't have anything to add to your main point here, in fact I've not paid careful attention to the words in die walkure yet (been doing that backwards from gotterdammerung). But it certainly makes that scene more tragic, great read thanks
'Born from immanence, condemned to enigmatic nothing not once, but twice, immanence will reclaim her. Sieglinde must return to earth, to the soil, and serve her purpose as one of many mother-sacrifices of mankind'
"Sterben die Menschenmütter an ihren Söhnen alle dahin? Traurig wäre das, traun!"
Incredible read. Thank you very much.
Diaphanous, happy essay. Much love from Colombia.