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

Gennady Bezzubenkov, Larissa Diadkova, Mikhail Kit, Viktor Lutsyuk, Yevgeny Nikitin, Mikhail Petrenko, Nikolai Putilin, Olga Savova, Olga Sergeyeva, Leonid Zakhozhaev

Creatives/Company

Author: Wagner
Producer: Victor Hochhauser
Company: Mariinsky Opera
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Design: George Tsypin