Kapital, Macht, Liebe: Das Rheingold an der Bayerischen Staatsoper

By Alexandra Richter, 02 July 2021

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“ein Eintauchen in eine andere Welt”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 30 June 2021

Wagner, Das Rheingold

Bavarian State Opera

Erik Nielsen, Conductor

Andreas Kriegenburg, Director

Harald Thor, Set Designer

Andrea Schraad, Costume Designer

John Lundgren, Wotan

Milan Siljanov, Donner

Matthew Newlin, Froh

Benjamin Bruns, Loge

Johannes Martin Kränzle, Alberich

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Mime

Christof Fischesser, Fasolt

Ain Anger, Fafner

Daniela Sindram, Fricka

Mirjam Mesak, Freia

Judit Kutasi, Erda

Elsa Benoit, Woglinde

Samantha Hankey, Wellgunde

Jennifer Johnston, Flosshilde

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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.