Das Rheingold

Wotan, king of the Norse gods, hired the giants Fafner and Fasolt to build a new palace in the sky for his family and friends. Now the palace is finished, escrow is set to close, but Wotan doesn't have enough cash on hand. What is the ruler of the gods to do? Plunder and steal, of course. When he hears of a Ring of Gold owned by the dwarf Alberich, which endows its owner with limitless power, he believes he has found the answer to his cash-flow troubles. He doesn't yet know that the Ring brings with it a terrible curse. To be continued....