Anna Russell - The Ring of the Nibelung (An Analysis) 1/3

[2300skiddoo]

Am I missing something, or do we have Germans posting here to try and prove the old cliche about not having any sense of humour?

Anyway, as an American, I very much resent the implication that "only in England is the intellectual practitioner is largely derided as superfluous." We Americans stand behind no on as anti-intellectuals!

[Malaikat31]

I had this on mp3 when I downloaded the whole opera. Pure gold, I always listen to it before/after listening to the music itself.

[evelyneverettgreen]

She is funny, and epitomises the fact that the English are at best suspicious of, and at worst downright hostile to intellectualism. A thinker like Wagner would never be trusted by such a people. Her skillful fun-making at the expense of this masterwork perfectly illustrates this.

[childewaters]

@evelyneverettgreen The English aren't hostile to intellectualism. They have a sense of irony about themselves and intellectual ideas--something sadly lacking in Wagner and German art generally.

[evelyneverettgreen]

@childewaters well, I Ihave lived in England, and in several countries in north, south and eastern Europe, and while there is probably a similar degree of intellectual "activity" from place to place, it is only in England that the intellectual practitioner is largely derided as superfluous.

[McPrfctday]

@evelyneverettgreen Is this an English audience?

[msrseps2]

Funny, superb comic timing and choice of words. Johhnyraindrop is right. This is also educational

[fastborzoi]

kudos to anything Anna Russell

[RichardOliverWY]

lolololol

[johnnyraindrop]

Brilliant! I was reading an analysis of Wagner's ring and someone said this was the best summary. Remarkable. Never had heard of her before.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

she is so right on. this is avaliable on dvd.