Who is Alberich in the Ring Cycle?
In Wagner’s opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, Alberich is the chief of the Nibelungen race of dwarves and the main antagonist driving events. In Das Rheingold, the first opera in the cycle, he gains the power to forge the ring after renouncing love and stealing the gold of the river Rhein, of which the ring is made.
What happened to Wotan’s eye?
Wotan before the Ring Cycle gave an eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom. He broke a branch from Yggdrasil the World Ash Tree and carved it into a spear, into this is carved the runes that give him his power. However in the process he wounded the tree, meaning it perishes.
Who is Hagen’s mother?
Grimhilde
Grimhilde. Mother of Gunther, Gutrune and Hagen, married to King Gibich of the Gibichungs. The dwarf Alberich seduced her with gold, leading to the birth of Hagen, with whom Alberich hopes to recover the ring.
Who is the father of the Rhine maidens?
god Oceanus
Just as in Greek myth the Oceanids are the daughters of the titan sea god Oceanus, in Norse mythology—specifically the Poetic Edda—the jötunn (similar to a giant) sea god Ægir has nine daughters.
In what ways did Wagner alter the ancient myths that he used as sources for Das Rheingold?
Apart from some early sketches in 1850, relating to Siegfried’s Death, Wagner composed the Ring music in its proper sequence. Thus, Das Rheingold was his first attempt to adopt the principles set out in Opera and Drama.
What must Alberich do to gain the power of the ring?
Alberich, a dwarf from the underground caverns of Nibelheim, steals gold from the Rhinedaughters, a deed which can only be achieved by renouncing love. Alberich then makes a ring from the gold which gives its owner great power.
When was Das Rheingold written?
1854
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Does Odin have a daughter?
Hela Odinsdottir was the ruler of Hel, the daughter of Odin Borson, the older half-sister of Thor Odinson and the adoptive older sister of Loki Laufeyson. She was the Asgardian Goddess of Death.
Are Odin and Woden the same?
Odin, also called Wodan, Woden, or Wotan, one of the principal gods in Norse mythology. Odin was the great magician among the gods and was associated with runes.