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. Reduced version prepared for CBTO by Jonathan Dove

Cast/Performers

Brian Bannatyne Scott, Yvonne Barclay, Pauline Birchall, Peter Bronder, Matthew Elton Thomas, Jonathan Finney, Nicholas Folwell, James Hancock, Peter Jeffes, Fiona Kimm, Cassandra Manning, Colette McGahon, Elaine McKrill, Jenny Miller, Richard Lloyd Morgan, Mark Richardson, Annemarie Sand, Carol Saxon, Jacob Zethner-Moller

Creatives/Company

Author: Wagner
Company: Longborough Festival Opera
Director: Alan Privett
Conductor: Anthony Negus
Design: Jens Demant Cole
Lighting: Guy Hoare
Costume: Viva Wright
Other: Laura Smith (back projections)