Details

Part of the Wagner ring cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen. In Das Rheingold the power crazy dwarf Alberich plots to steal the Rhinemaidens gold, which bestows omnipotence on its owner. Meanwhile Wotan and Loge, two powerful gods, plan to steal the gold as a ransom for the goddess Freia who has been kidnapped by giants annoyed at not being paid for building Valhalla.

Cast/Performers

Sarah Fox (Woglinde), Heather Shipp (Wellgunde), Sarah Castle (Flosshilde), Peter Sidhom (Alberich), John Tomlinson (Wotan), Philip Langridge (Loge), Rosalind Plowright (Fricka), Emily Magee (Freia), Peter Coleman-Wright (Donner), Will Hartmann (Froh), Franz-Josef Selig (Fasolt), Phillip Ens (Fafner), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Jane Henschel (Erda), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Erda)

Creatives/Company

Author: Wagner
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Keith Warner
Design: Stefanos Lazaridis
Costume(s): Marie-Jeanne Lecca, Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting: Wolfgang Gobbel
Choreographer: Claire Glaskin