Project Gutenberg 2015-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 1298 Wagner, Richard 1813 1883 Wagner, Wilhelm Richard Wagner, R. (Richard) Drach, Wilhelm Rackham, Arthur 1867 1939 Armour, Margaret 1943 The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie The Ring of the Niblung, part 1 Produced by Madeleine Fournier & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie" by Richard Wagner is an opera libretto, written in the late 19th century. This work serves as the first two parts of Wagner's monumental cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen," focusing on themes of power, love, and betrayal among gods, heroes, and mythical creatures. The characters central to this opening portion include Wotan, the king of the gods; Alberich, the cursed Nibelung; and the Rhine-Maidens, who lament the loss of their precious Rhinegold. At the start of the narrative, the scene unfolds in the depths of the Rhine, where the Rhine-Maidens play near a shimmering gold treasure. The dwarf Alberich attempts to win their affection but ultimately decides to seize the gold after being spurned. He forswears love and curses it while claiming the Rhinegold to forge a powerful ring. The action then shifts to a mountain where Wotan and his wife Fricka discuss the consequences of a deal that threatens their goddess Freia. Soon, giants enter and demand Freia as payment for constructing Valhalla, igniting tensions between the gods and influencing Wotan's resolve to reclaim the gold. This opening beautifully sets the stage for the epic conflicts and themes of love, greed, and destiny that will unfold throughout the operatic cycle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Operas -- Librettos ML Text Opera Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 386714 386333 2024-09-20T07:48:39.173509 2023-09-21T04:41:50.989333 text/html text/html 369656 2024-04-04T03:43:18 text/html 8314327 2024-09-20T07:48:52.851471 application/epub+zip 8319303 2024-09-20T07:48:41.511506 application/epub+zip 151101 2024-09-20T07:48:40.010555 application/epub+zip 8468412 2024-09-20T07:48:58.327437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8424692 2024-09-20T07:48:50.968484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264622 2022-09-21T20:21:15.295295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202489 202505 2024-09-20T07:48:36.073568 2023-09-21T04:41:48.177288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 182591 2024-04-04T04:35:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17419 2024-09-20T07:48:58.488435 application/rdf+xml 20747 2024-09-20T07:48:40.198515 image/jpeg 2717 2024-09-20T07:48:40.105505 image/jpeg 8082848 2024-09-20T07:48:39.355504 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia