Organization

Dirigent

Dirigent (+2)

Antonio Pappano

Regie

Regie (+8)

Barrie Kosky

Bariton (+3)

Christopher Maltman

Wotan

Tenor

Sean Panikkar

Loge

Mezzosopran (+4)

Marina Prudenskaya

Fricka

Sopran (+1)

Kiandra Howarth

Freia

Tenor (+1)

Rodrick Dixon

Froh

Bass-Bariton (+3)

Kostas Smoriginas

Donner

Alt (+6)

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Erda

Christopher Purves

Alberich

Brenton Ryan

Mime

Bass (+2)

In Sung Sim

Fasolt

Bass

Solomon Howard

Fafner

Sopran (+2)

Katharina Konradi

Woglinde

Mezzosopran (+2)

Niamh O'Sullivan

Wellgrunde

Marvic Monreal

Flosshilde

Bühnenbild

Rufus Didwiszus

Kostümbild

Kostümbild (+1)

Victoria Behr

Lichtgestaltung

Alessandro Carletti

Royal Ballet and Opera

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Royal Opera House

Amy Ní Fhearraigh

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

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