CONTENTS

Part I

THE RHINEGOLD, OR DAS RHEINGOLD

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Prelude 3
CHAPTER  
I. The Rhine Maidens 8
II. Fasolt and Fafner 13
III. Nibelheim 18
IV. The Rainbow Bridge 24

Part II

THE WARRIOR GODDESS, OR DIE WALKÜRE

Prelude 33
CHAPTER  
I. The House of Hunding 37
II. The Daughter of Wotan 45
III. Brünnhilde’s Punishment 54

Part III

SIEGFRIED

Prelude 63
CHAPTER  
I. Siegfried and Mime 67
II. Hate Hole 79
III. The Mountain Pass 88
IV. The Walküres’ Rock 95

Part IV

THE DUSK OF THE GODS, OR GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Prelude 103
CHAPTER  
I. The Hall of the Gibichungs 107
II. The Walküres’ Rock Once More 113
III. The Rhine Chief’s Bride 118
IV. On the Banks of the Rhine 124
V. The Last Twilight 133