Rhinemaidens
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The Rhinemaidens are mythic water nymphs in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle who guard the Rhinegold and embody the natural world's innocence and allure.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional characters
ⓘ
mythological characters ⓘ operatic characters ⓘ water nymphs ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Das Rheingold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Götterdämmerung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticRepresentation | frequent subjects in Ring Cycle stage designs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alberich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhinegold NERFINISHED ⓘ curse of the Ring ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rhine maidens from Germanic mythology ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
commentators on the Ring’s fate in Götterdämmerung
ⓘ
inciting Alberich’s theft of the Rhinegold ⓘ |
| finalAppearance | Götterdämmerung, Act 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Das Rheingold, Scene 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Wagnerian opera characters ⓘ |
| guardedObject | Rhinegold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later depictions of mermaids and water spirits in opera ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Flosshilde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wellgunde NERFINISHED ⓘ Woglinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | inhabitants of the river Rhine ⓘ |
| musicalMotif | Rhinemaidens motif in Wagner’s leitmotif system ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
corruption of nature by greed
ⓘ
seduction and renunciation of love ⓘ |
| notableProductionElement | underwater staging effects in Ring productions ⓘ |
| operaCycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaNumberInCycle | 1 (Das Rheingold) ⓘ |
| partOf | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCharacterGroup |
Norns
GENERATED
ⓘ
Valkyries GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Germanic mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Nibelungenlied NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | guardians of the Rhinegold ⓘ |
| setting | depths of the river Rhine ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
allure of the natural world
ⓘ
innocence of nature ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| voiceType |
mezzo-soprano
ⓘ
soprano ⓘ |
| workForm | music drama ⓘ |
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