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“Das Rheingold” by Richard Wagner
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Read Das Rheingold with the original libretto and a clear English translation presented side by side.
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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Виктор Павлович Коломийцов |
original libretto
side-by-side of the original libretto
History
| September 22, 1869 | Richard Wagner's "Das Rheingold", the preliminary evening of "Der Ring des Nibelungen", received its world premiere at the Königliches Hof- und Nationaltheater in Munich on the orders of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, against Wagner's wishes. |
| December 27, 1905 | 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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