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.

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Fasolt canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional giant ⓘ
mythological figure in opera ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
alliedWith Fafner ⓘ
appearsIn Das Rheingold ⓘ
artForm music drama ⓘ
associatedWith Valhalla ⓘ
the gods of Asgard (in Wagner’s adaptation) ⓘ
basedOn giants from Norse mythology ⓘ
composerCreatedBy Richard Wagner ⓘ
conflictWith Fafner over the treasure ⓘ
createdFor Bayreuth Festival tradition ⓘ
creatorOf Valhalla ⓘ
demandsAsPayment Freia ⓘ
linked to: Freyja
demandsFrom Wotan ⓘ
the gods ⓘ
desires Freia ⓘ
linked to: Freyja
diesIn Das Rheingold ⓘ
employer Wotan ⓘ
the gods of Valhalla ⓘ
linked to: Halls of the Æsir
firstPerformanceOfWork 1869 premiere of Das Rheingold ⓘ
hasStageAppearance Act I of Das Rheingold ⓘ
linked to: Das Rheingold

Act II of Das Rheingold ⓘ
involvedIn bargain over Freia ⓘ
conflict over the Rhinegold ⓘ
killedBy Fafner ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Wotan ⓘ
partOf Der Ring des Nibelungen ⓘ
receivesAsRansom Rhinegold treasure ⓘ
linked to: Nibelung hoard
roleType bass role ⓘ
settingOfActivity mythic world of the Ring cycle ⓘ
sibling Fafner ⓘ
species giant ⓘ
themeAssociated corrupt bargains ⓘ
love versus greed ⓘ
victimOf Fafner ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Das Rheingold → character → Fasolt ⓘ
Nibelung hoard → paidTo → Fasolt ⓘ
Fafner → sibling → Fasolt ⓘ
Fafner → kills → Fasolt ⓘ