Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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: Who speaks such menacing words?Erda: Whatever was, was I; what is, as well; What ages shall work—all I show; The endless worlds All-wise one, Erda, opensthine eyes. Three, the daughters born to me Eer the world was made; all I notice Nightly thou knowst from the Nornir. But hither in dire danger haste I to thy help. Hear me! Hear me! Hear me! All that exists, endeth! A dismal day dawns for the ^Esir: 0 render wisely the ring! (She begins to sink slowly into the earth.)Wotan: A secret spell speaks in thy words: Wait and impart more wisdom.Erda (disappearing) : Ive warned thee now; thou wottst enough; Pause and ponder truth! (She completely disappears.)Wotan: Pain and peril attending— 1 must detain thee.All thou must tell me! (He tries to go to the crevasse in order to de-tain Erda. Donner, Frbh and Fricka throwthemselves in his way and hold him back.)Fricka: What wouldst thou wildly do?Froh:Take heed, Wotan;Seek not to hold her: hark to her words! (In German) 88092 12-inch, $3.00
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Wotan! (Scene IV.) 413 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA —THE RHINEGOLD

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