In one of this composer's operas, Adriano is killed trying to capture the title character. This man also wrote an opera that includes the "Dance of the Apprentices" and centers around a vocal contest. This composer of Rienzi is most famous for an(*) operatic cycle that begins with a 136 measure E-flat drone in the prelude and ends with Brunnhilde ordering a funeral pyre for Siegfried in The Twilig
In one of this composer's operas, Adriano is killed trying to capture the title character. This man also wrote an opera that includes the "Dance of the Apprentices" and centers around a vocal contest. This composer of Rienzi is most famous for an(*) operatic cycle that begins with a 136 measure E-flat drone in the prelude and ends with Brunnhilde ordering a funeral pyre for Siegfried in The Twilight of the Gods. For 10 points, name this German composer of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg and the Ring Cycle, which contains the "Ride of the Valkyries."
In one of this composer's operas, Adriano is killed trying to capture the title character.