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The Ring of the Nibelung, WWV. 86: Act 3 “The Ride of the Valkyries” by Richard Wagner

The Ride of the Valkyries is an excerpt from the beginning of Act three of the grand opera “The Ring of the Nibelung” by Richard Wagner. The opera took several years to compose and was finished in 1874.

This excerpt is played to accompany the arrival of the eight Valkyrie sisters of Brünnhilde, who are gathering the fallen heroes for their journey to Valhalla.

The Ring of the Nibelung, WWV. 86: Act 3 “The Ride of the Valkyries” by Richard Wagner The Ride of the Valkyries is an excerpt from the beginning of Act three of the grand opera “The Ring of the Nibelung” by Richard Wagner. The opera took several years to compose and was finished in 1874. This excerpt is played to accompany the arrival of the eight Valkyrie sisters of Brünnhilde, who are gathering the fallen heroes for their journey to Valhalla.

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Masterfully utilized in the film Apocalypse Now.