So no sooner than I had posted about never having seen the Wagner monument in the depths (so I had imagined) of Tiergarten Park than we are riding in a bus right by it, Vicki exhorting me to get off and go see it. So we did. Route #200 from the Kulturforum if you're interested.
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| Painting of the dedication ceremony, 1890s; as seen last week at the DHM |
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| And there it is, suitably protected from the elements; also from vandalism... |
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| Appropriate megamaniacal pose, with characters from the operas below; here, Walter von der Vogelweide, from Tannhauser |
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| Tannhauser, with the Pope's staff sprouting leaves, signifying his redemption |
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| Alberich, stealing the Rhinegold from the Rhinemaiden |
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| Brunnhilde and the dead Siegfried from Gotterdammerung |
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| Helpful signage; and in English too |
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| A helpful antidote to all this is What's Opera, Doc?, one of the most honored cartoons ever... |
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