Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	18th December 2004
To	10th January 2005
When	Dec 18 at 19:00. Dec 21, Jan05 4, 7, 10 at 19:30
Prices	From £8.00. To £175.00.
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

Das Rheingold

T484593100
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.

Author

Wagner

Archive :: production:T484593100, opera or operetta:S1900, venue:V377

Production details

New Production. Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (no interval).

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Royal Opera House
Corporate Sponsor	Ring Cycle Production (2004)
Corporate Sponsor	The Dalriada Trust (2004)
Conductor	Antonio Pappano
Director	Keith Warner
Design	Stefanos Lazaridis
Costume	Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting	Wolfgang Goebbel
Performer	Bryn Terfel (Wotan)
Performer	Philip Langridge (Loge)
Performer	Gunter von Kannen (Alberich)
Performer	Gerhard Siegel (Mime)
Performer	Rosalind Plowright (Fricka)
Performer	Jane Henschel (Erda)
Performer	Will Hartmann (Froh)
Performer	Franz-Josef Selig (Fasolt)
Performer	Phillip Ens (Fafner)
Performer	James Rutherford (Donner - god of thunder)
Performer	Emily Magee (Freia)
Performer	Sarah Fox (Woglinde)
Performer	Heather Shipp (Wellgunde)
Performer	Sarah Castle (Flosshilde)
Performer	Liora Grodnikaite

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