Das Rheingold
8.6
In the depths of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens guard the Rhinegold, a treasure of immeasurable value. The Nibelung dwarf Alberich is dazzled by the sight of it. The girls explain that whoever wins the gold and forges it into a ring will gain power over the world, but must first renounce love. Frustrated by his unsuccessful attempts to catch one of the girls, Alberich curses love and steals the gold. Wotan, lord of the gods, is reproached by his wife Fricka: he has promised to give Freia, goddess of youth, to the giants Fasolt and Fafner in return for their building a fortress for the gods. When the giants demand their reward, Loge, the god of fire, suggests an alternative payment: the ring Alberich has forged from the Rhinegold, and his other treasures. The giants agree, and Wotan and Loge leave for the Nibelungs’ underground home.
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Cast
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Bryn Terfel
Wotan
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Eric Owens
Alberich
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Stephanie Blythe
Fricka
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Andrea Chénier
Richard Croft
Loge
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Patricia Bardon
Erda
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Giulio Cesare
Franz-Josef Selig
Fasolt
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Hans-Peter König
Fafner
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Siegfried
Wendy Bryn Harmer
Freia
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Götterdämmerung
Dwayne Croft
Donner
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Gerhard Siegel
Mime
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Adam Diegel
Froh
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Jennifer Johnson
Wellgunde
Gary Halvorson Director · Robert Lepage Director Richard Wagner Writer
United States release September 27, 2010 · Produced in United States · Languages English, German
Production
The Metropolitan Opera
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · September 27, 2010
Limited theatrical
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