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Commented Nov 23, 2010 on Brunhilda and Kriemhilda at Historical Fancy Dress
Brunhilda and Kriemhilda
(My fabulous costume-and-dance friend Eowyn requested the description of a Walküre (Valkyrie) costume. This was the closest I could find for her -- Wagnerian characters in medieval gowns. I don't know the operas well enough to know whether the outfits would be particular to some specific scene. (...
Hi, S,
These are really from the Nibelungenlied itself, Wagner's source, rather than the operas. In the Ring, Kriemhild is 'Gutrune', and in the N'lied, Brünnhilde isn't exactly a valkyrie. At any rate, they have a Rival Queens sort of confrontation over Siegfried's bier (suitable for sisters? Yeesh!). Stage costumes are somewhat beside the point, but surely they inspired some fancy-dress, right? I think the Bayreuth costume designs are pretty widely available if E would like to look at those.
Commented Nov 23, 2010 on Brunhilda and Kriemhilda at Historical Fancy Dress
Brunhilda and Kriemhilda
(My fabulous costume-and-dance friend Eowyn requested the description of a Walküre (Valkyrie) costume. This was the closest I could find for her -- Wagnerian characters in medieval gowns. I don't know the operas well enough to know whether the outfits would be particular to some specific scene. (...
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