Wagner uses 18 tuned anvils to create the sound of the dwarfish smiths of Nibelheim slaving under Alberich’s tyrannical yoke.
It is into this subterranean world that Wotan and Loge venture hoping to steal both the Ring and treasure that Alberich has amassed using its power. The treasure is to ransom Freia from the giants, Fafner and Fasolt. And the Ring?…
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The Art of Listening 