The Hero Connection
The real-life Billy the Kid and the mythical Siegfried of Wagner's Ring operas.
Not all heroes are knights in shining armor. They come in all forms—brave by nature, unexpectedly courageous, sometimes less than perfect, and—occasionally—seriously flawed.
For many reasons, it’s those who don’t fit the traditional pattern that seem to fascinate us most—as we’ll hear in the next hour with music by Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Grieg, Wagner, Strauss, Copland, and more.
