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How did wagner achieve the ""mystic gulf"" in his theater?

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Wagner had the orchestra lowered into a pit (the “mystic gulf”), so that it became the hidden source of an enveloping sound. The stage itself was raked upward toward the rear, and the scenery was shifted by using the chariot-and-pole system.

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