Fasolt
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Fasolt is a giant in Richard Wagner’s opera "Das Rheingold," known for building Valhalla and becoming tragically entangled in the gods’ corrupt bargain over the goddess Freia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional giant
ⓘ
mythological figure in opera ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Fafner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Das Rheingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | music drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Valhalla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the gods of Asgard (in Wagner’s adaptation) ⓘ |
| basedOn | giants from Norse mythology ⓘ |
| composerCreatedBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Fafner over the treasure ⓘ |
| createdFor | Bayreuth Festival tradition ⓘ |
| creatorOf | Valhalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandsAsPayment | Freia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandsFrom |
Wotan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the gods ⓘ |
| desires | Freia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Das Rheingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Wotan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the gods of Valhalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1869 premiere of Das Rheingold ⓘ |
| hasStageAppearance |
Act I of Das Rheingold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Das Rheingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
bargain over Freia
ⓘ
conflict over the Rhinegold ⓘ |
| killedBy | Fafner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedByMeansOf | club ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| moralCharacter | comparatively sympathetic giant ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for fair payment
ⓘ
love for Freia ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
illustrates the gods’ corruption
ⓘ
triggers conflict over the Rhinegold ransom ⓘ |
| occupation | builder of Valhalla ⓘ |
| opposes |
Loge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wotan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesAsRansom | Rhinegold treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleType | bass role ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | mythic world of the Ring cycle ⓘ |
| sibling | Fafner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | giant ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
corrupt bargains
ⓘ
love versus greed ⓘ |
| victimOf | Fafner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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