On the bed of the Rhine, the Nibelung dwarf Alberich steals the Rhinegold from its guardians, the Rhinemaidens. Alberich then forges the Rhinegold into an all-powerful ring, but he has had to ...
The opening scene begins in near-darkness and is heavy in symbolism. It opens on the Valkyries' rock, where the three Norns (offspring of Erda) weave a rope of knowledge representing a physical ...