Das Rheingold

Composer: Wagner, Richard

Librettist/Text Author: Wagner, Richard

Conductor: Haenchen, Hartmut

Orchestra: Residentie Orkest

Alberich: Smit, Henk

Donner: Freier, Jurgen

Erda: Gjevang, Anne

Fafner: Stabell, Carsten

Fasolt: Mikulas, Peter

Flosshilde: Keen, Catherine

Freia: Hohn, Carola

Fricka: Runkel, Reinhild

Froh: Bonnema, Albert

Loge: Merritt, Chris

Mime: Clark, Graham

Wellgunde: Schaer, Hanna

Woglinde: Fontana, Gabriele

Wotan: Brocheler, John

Set Designer: Tsypin, George

Costume Designer: Ishioka, Eiko

Lighting Designer: Gobbel, Wolfgang

Stage Director: Audi, Pierre

Television Director: Vermeiren, Misjel

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Date of Production: 1999

Venue: Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam

Playing Time: 03:25:03

Catalogue Number: OA0946D

UPC: 809478009467

Synopsis

Das Rheingold

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Richard Wagner's tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen, in which Power and Love are presented as mutually exclusive ideas, is always a huge challenge for any opera house. Das Rheingold is the opening of this extraordinary production of The Ring from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam, with the orchestra taking its place both in the pit and on the astonishing stage.
The fantastic stage direction by Pierre Audi succeeds in forging a profound unity combining the lyrical, mythical and philosophical qualities of Wagner's work. Breathtaking sets by George Tsypin, superb costumes by Oscar-winner Eiko Ishioka and the passionate performances of the soloists and Residentie Orchestra under the inspired guest conductor Hartmut Haenchen all contribute to an intense total experience that will leave a permanent impression. This production of The Ring of the Nibelungen is based on the new collected works of Richard Wagner.

Bonus features:

- The forging of the Ring- a documentary introduction to Wagner's Ring from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam, including interviews with Hartmut Haenchen, Pierre Audi and the principal cast

- Illustrated Synopsis