Organization

Conductor

Antonio Pappano

Stage director

Barrie Kosky

Singer

Baritone

Christopher Maltman

Wotan

Tenor

Sean Panikkar

Loge

Mezzo-soprano

Marina Prudenskaya

Fricka

Soprano

Kiandra Howarth

Freia

Rodrick Dixon

Froh

Kostas Smoriginas

Donner

Contralto

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Erda

Christopher Purves

Alberich

Brenton Ryan

Mime

Bass

In Sung Sim

Fasolt

Solomon Howard

Fafner

Katharina Konradi

Woglinde

Niamh O'Sullivan

Wellgunde

Marvic Monreal

Flosshilde

Set designer

Rufus Didwiszus

Costume designer

Victoria Behr

Lighting designer

Alessandro Carletti

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Amy Ní Fhearraigh

German

Das Rheingold -  (The Rhinegold)

London

United Kingdom

Main Stage

Das Rheingold Wagner, Richard

Public

The Rhinegold

English

Approved

When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one another for generations. Wagner’s Ring cycle boasts some of the greatest music ever written for the opera stage. Join us as we embark on a spectacular journey into the world of myth, dream and memory, with the figure of Erda – Mother Earth herself – at its centre.

Antonio Pappano conducts Barrie Kosky’s bold new imagining of Wagner’s Das Rheingold – which marks the start of a new Ring cycle for The Royal Opera – with an outstanding cast including Christopher Maltman (Wotan) and Christopher Purves (Alberich).

EXCEPTIONAL PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENTS FOR THE RING CYCLE FROM
Ring Chairman’s Circle Elena and Alex Gerko

Ring Principal Benefactors Charles Holloway

Ring Benefactors Ingemo and Karl Otto Bonnier and Christopher and Sarah Smith

The Rhinegold by Wagner, Richard, From (2023/2023), Directed by Barrie Kosky,, Conductor Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues