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In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground

Adam Plachetka (Wotan)
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The National Theatre Opera Ballet
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Jana Sibera (Woglinde) and Joachim Goltz (Alberich)
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Štefan Margita (Loge)
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Štefan Margita (Loge) and Adam Plachetka (Wotan)
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“weighty add-ons clutter what is otherwise an evening of striking visuals and captivating music”
Reviewed at National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Prague on 12 February 2026
Wagner, Das Rheingold
Robert Jindra, Conductor
Sláva Daubnerová, Director
Boris Kudlička, Set Designer
Dorota Karolczak, Costume Designer
Karel Šimek, Lighting Designer
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Sebastian Huber, Dramaturgy
Jitka Slavíková, Dramaturgy
Kateřina Hubená, Set Designer
Andreas Deinert, Video
Štefan Margita, Loge
Joachim Goltz, Alberich
Adam Plachetka, Wotan
Alžběta Poláčková, Freia
Michaela Zajmi, Wellgunde
Jana Sibera, Woglinde
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Erda
Kateřina Jalovcová, Flosshilde
Tone Kummervold, Fricka
Josef Moravec, Froh
Jaroslav Březina, Mime
Pavol Kubáň, Donner
Zdeněk Plech, Fafner
František Zahradníček, Fasolt
Ermanno Sbezzo, Choreography
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