The Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner by mrswilfongsmusicclass

The Ride of the Valkyries is the second of the four opera, "Ring Cycle" by Richard Wagner. It was written in 1851 and is one of Wagner's best known musical compositions.

Photo: "In Old Norse mythology, the maiden attendants of Odin, who, at his command, rode over battlefields and bore the souls of the bravest of the slain to Valhalla, Odin's great hall." -Foster, 1921