The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie
Translated from German by Margaret Armour
The Ring of the Niblungs
“Raging, WotanRides to the rock!••••Like a storm-wind he comes!”See p. 143
CHARACTERSGODS: Wotan, Donner, Froh, LogeNIBELUNGS: Alberich, MimeGIANTS: Fasolt, FafnerGODDESSES: Fricka, Freia, ErdaRHINE-MAIDENS: Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde
SCENES OF ACTIONIII. At the bottom of the RhineIII. Open Space on a Mountain Height near the RhineIII. The Subterranean Caverns of the NibelheimIV. Open Space as in Scene II.
CHARACTERSWootan HundengFricka SiegmundSieglinde
Brünnhilde, ValkyrieEight Other Valkyries:Gerhilde, Ortlinde, Waltraute,Schwertleite, Helmwige, Siegrune,Grimgerde, Rossweisse
SCENES OF ACTIONAct I. The Interior of Hunding’s DwellingAct II. A Wild Rocky MountainAct III. On the Top of a Rocky Mountain(Brünnhilde’s Rock)