Organization

Stage director

Paul Esterházy

Conductor

Hendrik Vestmann

Set designer

Mathis Neidhardt

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Ernst Engel

Dramaturge

Stephanie Twiehaus

Singer

Baritone

Leonardo Lee

Wotan

Mezzo-soprano

Melanie Lang

Fricka

Soprano

Susanne Serfling

Freia

Contralto

Edna Prochnik

Erda

Tenor

Matthias Wohlbrecht

Loge

Kihun Yoon

Alberich

Timo Schabel

Mime

Bass

Sami Luttinen

Fasolt

Andreas Hörl

Fafner

Shin Yeo

Donner

Johannes Leander Maas

Froh

Martyna Cymerman

Woglinde

Hanna Larissa Naujoks

Wellgunde

Maiju Vaahtoluoto

Flosshilde

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Orchestra

Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

Others

Extrachor Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters

German

Das Rheingold -  (The Rhinegold)

Oldenburg

Germany

Staatstheater

Das Rheingold Wagner,Richard

Public

The Rhinegold

Approved

"[Das Rheingold] succeeded almost perfectly: in the precise and sensitively transparent musical reproduction under General Music Director Hendrik Vestmann, in the scenic conception of the Austrian Paul Esterházy, which is seductive through realism and well-placed comedy, in the outstanding performance of the singers, who speak exceptionally well articulated , and in the brown colored scenic set (and costumes) by Mathis Neidhardt.”  (New music newspaper)

“Director, orchestra and great soloists make the evening a total work of art. Big cheers and shouts of 'Bravo' - a must for opera fans!” (PICTURE Bremen)

“[The revolving stage] is a true marvel. […] Esterhazy tells the mythical story with an effective mixture of gripping drama and humorous tips. […] Conductor Hendrik Vestmann and the State Orchestra master Wagner's mammoth task with a good portion of passion. The intense, powerful sonic spaces they create complement the action on stage perfectly.”  (music today)

Cursing love, the Nibelung Alberich obtains the (Rhine) gold treasure and uses it to forge a ring that gives its owner “limitless power”. When Wotan and Loge tricked him into stealing the valuable piece, he cursed it: from now on the ring should enslave its owner and fill him with worry, envy and fear. The first victim of the curse is the giant Fasolt, who is killed by his brother Fafner in the fight for the gold. Fafner grabs gold and ring and withdraws with it to guard the hoard like a dragon. With a heavy heart, Wotan lets him go and moves with his family into the stately home "Walhall" that Fasolt and Fafner built. There he will calmly develop a strategy with which he can get the ring back...

English

The Rhinegold by Wagner, Richard, From (2022/2022), Directed by Paul Esterházy,, Conductor Hendrik Vestmann, Staatstheater, Oldenburg, Germany

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