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Only those who renounce love can harness the golden ring’s power. Das Rheingold, the opening of Richard Wagner’s monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, launches a dark tale of power and its abuse, love and intrigue. Wagner’s music depicts the dramatic action as vividly as it does the protagnoists’ inner conflicts. With a staged performance of Das Rheingold, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko open the Salzburg Easter Festival; a concert performance of the work at the Philharmonie Berlin follows. Christian Gerhaher makes his role debut as Wotan, the troubled god in charge.
Artists
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Christian Gerhaher baritone (Wotan)
Gihoon Kim baritone (Donner)
Thomas Atkins tenor (Froh)
Brenton Ryan tenor (Loge)
Leigh Melrose baritone (Alberich)
Thomas Cilluffo tenor (Mime)
Patrick Guetti bass (Fafner)
Le Bu bass-baritone (Fasolt)
Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano (Fricka)
Sarah Brady soprano (Freia)
Jasmin White contralto (Erda)
Louise Foor soprano (Woglinde)
Yajie Zhang mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Jess Dandy contralto (Floßhilde)
Programme
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold
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Duration ca. 3 hours
Dates and tickets
Main Auditorium
64 to 226 €
Introduction
17:15
Background
Myth, might and music
7 stories about Wagner’s “Das Rheingold”
Wagner called Das Rheingold the “preliminary evening” of his Ring cycle — but there is nothing tentative about it. In one uninterrupted sweep, it establishes the cycle’s musical language, dramatic architecture and technical scale. Its demands ranged from new orchestral instruments to on-stage swimming machines. Seven stories trace the work’s beginnings.
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