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Wagner Podcast

An exclusive four-part podcast from the Royal Opera House.

Part 1: The Gestation of the Ring.

Simon Callow reads from Wagner's letters written during the composition of his epic Ring Cycle.

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Part 2: From Rheingold to the Walküre

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Part 3: Siegfried Part A

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Part 4: Siegfried Part B

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Part 5: Götterdämmerung

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2. Under the Advanced dropdown menu choose the option Subscribe to Podcast.

3. Copy and paste the following into the box that opens: http://podcast.roh.org.uk/./Podcast.xml

4. iTunes should automatically start to download the podcast and you are will now receive future Royal Opera House podcasts downloaded directly to your iTunes.

Extracts taken from Selected Letters of Richard Wagner edited by Stewart Spencer, Barry Millington. Music is from the Warner Classics DER RING DES NIBELUNG, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, available to buy from the Royal Opera House Shop.