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“Das Rheingold” by Richard Wagner ♡
The Rhine Gold, L’Or du Rhin, Золото Рейна
Read Das Rheingold with the original libretto and a clear English translation printed on facing pages.
See on Amazon – $13.99 →Premiere / date of written: 22 September 1869
Das Rheingold ('The Rhine Gold') is the first of the four operas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung'). It was originally written as an introduction to the tripartite Ring, but the cycle is now generally regarded as consisting of four individual operas.
Das Rheingold received its premiere at the National Theatre in Munich on 22 September 1869, with August Kindermann in the role of Wotan, Heinrich Vogl as Loge, and Karl Fischer as Alberich. Wagner wanted this opera to be premiered as part of the entire cycle, but was forced to allow the performance at the insistence of his patron King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The opera received its premiere as part of the complete cycle on 13 August 1876, in the Bayreuther Festspielhaus.
Libretti
German–English side-by-side translation
| # | Language | Authors |
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| 1 |
German
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Richard Wagner |
| 2 |
English
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| 3 | French | Louis-Pilate de Brinn’Gaubast, Edmond Barthélemy, 1894 |
| 4 |
Russian
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В. П. Коломийцов |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
History
- 1869 September 22 — World premiere of Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold at the National Theatre in Munich, the first opera of the Ring cycle.
- 1905 December 27 — 1905-12-27 — Das Rheingold (Wagner) received its premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg).
Printed Editions
| Year | Edition | Publisher | Buy |
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| 2026 | Das Rheingold: German–English Side-by-Side Opera Libretto | DM’s Opera Series |
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Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
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| 1958
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Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), George London (Wotan), Kirsten Flagstad (Fricka), Set Svanholm (Loge), Claire Watson (Freia), Walter Kreppel (Fasolt), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Eberhard Wächter (Donner), Waldemar Kmentt (Froh), Jean Madeira (Erda), Paul Kuën (Mime) |
Sir Georg Solti Wiener Philharmoniker |
CD: Decca Cat: 4780382 Stereo |
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