Alan Wright (1864-1959), 'Wotan's Abschied', (Wotan's Farewell) ''The Dome'', #4, 1898 Source Wotan's Farewell to Brünhilde from Wagner's 'Die Walküre'. The second opera of "The Ring of Nibelungs" cycle. Context: "In the third act of 'Die Walküre', Wotan, king of the gods, punishes his favorite daughter, Brünhilde, for disobedience by condemning her to an enchanted sleep on a mountain peak, protected by a ring of fire, created by Loge, the Norse god of fire. He ruefully takes leave of his beloved daughter, musing that no one who fears his spear will dare intrude. One can easily hear the "magic fire music" as it leaps around the sleeping Brünhilde. As Wotan sings his farewell, what he doesn't know...is that a "super hero", yet unborn, named Seigfried will come to rescue the sleeping Valkyrie." Quick aside: Alan Wright was married to the wonderful illustrator Anne Anderson and the two often collaborated on projects together.
