Organization

Conductor

Conductor (+2)

Antonio Pappano

Stage director

Stage director (+8)

Barrie Kosky

Baritone (+3)

Christopher Maltman

Wotan

Tenor

Sean Panikkar

Loge

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Marina Prudenskaya

Fricka

Soprano (+1)

Kiandra Howarth

Freia

Tenor (+1)

Rodrick Dixon

Froh

Bass-baritone (+3)

Kostas Smoriginas

Donner

Contralto (+6)

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Erda

Christopher Purves

Alberich

Brenton Ryan

Mime

Bass (+2)

In Sung Sim

Fasolt

Bass

Solomon Howard

Fafner

Soprano (+2)

Katharina Konradi

Woglinde

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Niamh O'Sullivan

Wellgunde

Marvic Monreal

Flosshilde

Set designer

Rufus Didwiszus

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Victoria Behr

Lighting designer

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

Kast