Let me second whoever said to start with a greatest hits – overtures and preludes – CD. I got a Wagner hits CD from the bargain bin 20 years ago, and it’s still some of my favorite music. I think diving right into the Ring is not a great idea, unless you are already a huge fan of opera.
Twain attributes it to “the late Bill Nye.”
Volume I of the Autobiography.
Edgar William Nye was a journalist and then a popular humorist.
I know. It’s in the link next to the quotation. I should have put it in my post, though. Good catch.
Just say no to Wagner.
My apologies. I thought I was doing good!