A music drama in four scenes, by Wagner (sung in German)
In the first instalment of Wagner's four-part epic, Der Ring des Nibelungen, the dwarf Alberich steals the Rhinemaidens' gold. He makes from it a magic helmet and a ring, which are in turn stolen from him by the god Wotan, in order to pay the building costs of Valhalla to the giants Fasolt and Fafner.
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, conducted by Pierre Boulez
(A Bavarian radio recording from this year's Bayreuth festival)
(Die Walkure: next Sun)
