The Rhine Gold is a music drama written by the renowned composer Richard Wagner. The story is set in a mythical world where gods, dwarves, and giants exist. The drama is divided into four scenes and tells the story of the Rhine gold, which is guarded by the Rhine maidens. The gold is coveted by the dwarf Alberich, who renounces love to gain its power. He steals the gold and forges a ring that gives him the power to rule the world. However, the ring brings him nothing but misery and suffering.The story also features the god Wotan, who is desperate to obtain the ring and uses deception to achieve his goal. The drama explores themes of greed, power, and corruption, and the consequences of seeking power at any cost.The Rhine Gold is the first of four operas in Wagner's epic cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung. The music is complex and rich, with leitmotifs used to represent characters, objects, and ideas. The drama is a masterpiece of German opera and has been influential in shaping the genre.1882. This volume contains The Rhine-Gold (Das Rheingold), the prelude to Wagner's trilogy: The Nibelung's Ring. Acknowledged as the master of German opera, and one of the most progressive composers in history, his monumental cycle of four musical dramas, collectively titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelungs) and comprised of Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Die Gotterdammerung, took 22 years to complete, and stands as one of the most remarkable and influential achievements in Western music.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.