Rheingold, Das
| Opera by Richard Wagner, the first of the cycle of music dramas Ring des Nibelungen. |
| In the story, the dwarf Alberich steals the magic Rheingold from the Rhinemaidens and forges an all-powerful ring. Wotan, chief of the gods, steals Alberich's hoard, including the ring, in order to pay the giants Fasolt and Fafner for building the gods' palace Valhalla. |
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