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Birgit Nilsson (“BEER-ghit NIL-son”) sang the role of one of these people on three landmark recordings conducted by Georg Solti (“George SHOL-tee”). These characters are represented by a 9/8 (“nine-eight”) brass motif outlining B minor arpeggios and repeatedly cry (20[1])“Hojotoho!” (20[4])(“HO-yo-toh-HO”). After (20[1])her father (20[1])bids her a tender farewell, one of these people (20[1])is put to a magic (*) sleep as part of her punishment for disobeying him (10[1])by helping Siegmund (10[4])(“ZEEG-munt”) fight (10[1])Hunding. (10[2])After (10[3])becoming (10[1])mortal, (10[3])one of these characters dies (10[1])in her Immolation (10[1])Scene. One of these daughters of Wotan (“VOH-tahn”) wears a winged helmet (10[1])and titles the second (10[1])opera (10[2])in the Ring (10[1])Cycle. (10[3])For 10 points, Brünnhilde (“broon-HILL-duh”) is what type of being (10[1])who titles an operatic excerpt by Wagner about (10[1])their “ride”? ■END■ (10[1])

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