The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie

‘The Rhine’s fair children, bewailing their lost gold, weep’ (1910)

‘Ohe! Ohe! Horrible dragon, O swallow me not! (1910)

Raging, Wotan Rides to the rock, like a storm-wind he comes! (1910)

‘Seize the despoiler!, Rescue the gold! Help us! Help us! Woe! Woe!’ (1910)

Sieglinde prepares Hunding’s draught for the night (1910)

‘Siegmund the Walsung, thou dost see! As bride-gift he brings thee this sword’ (1910)

Spare the life of poor Loge! (1910)

The frolic of the Rhine-Maidens (1910)

The Gods grow wan and aged at the loss of Freia (1910)

‘Mock away! Mock! The Niblung makes for your toy! (1910)

The Rhine’s pure-gleaming children told me of their sorrow (1910)

The Rhine-Maidens teasing Alberich (1910)

The ride of the Valkyries (1910)

The sleep of Brunnhilde (1910)

‘There as a dread Dragon he sojourns, and in a cave keeps watch over Alberich’s ring (1910)

‘This healing and honeyed draught of mead,deign to accept from me. Set it first to thy lips’ (1910)

‘To my hammer’s swing Hitherward sweep Vapours and fogs!’ (1910)

‘Father! Father! Tell me what ails thee, With dismay thou art filling thy child! (1910)

Appear, flickering fire, encircle the rock with thy flame! (1910)

As he moves slowly away, Wotan turns and looks sorrowfully back at Brunnhilde (1910)

Brunnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave (1910)

Brunnhilde stands for a long time dazed and alarmed (1910)

Brunnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave (1910)

Brunnhilde (1910)

Fafner kills Fasolt (1910)

Fasolt suddenly seizes Freia and drags her to one side with Fafner (1910)

Alberich drives in a band of Niblungs laden with gold and silver treasure (1910)

Freia, the fair one (1910)

Fricka approaches in anger (1910)

‘Hey! Come hither, And stop me this cranny! (1910)

Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglinde (1910)

‘I flee for the first time and am pursued; Warfather follows close… (1910)

Mime writhes under the lashes he receives (1910)

Mime, howling. ‘Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!’ (1910)