Grange Park Opera's Ring cycle opens with an excellent Rheingold

David Stout (Alberich), James Rutherford (Wotan) and Mark Le Brocq (Loge)

Ailish Tynan, Olivia Tringham, Charlotte Bateman (Rhinemaidens) and David Stout (Alberich)

Nibelheim scene

Rachel Nicholls (Freia), Christine Rice (Fricka) and James Rutherford (Wotan)

By Dominic Lowe, 22 June 2026

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“the production hinges on a magnificent performance by David Stout as Alberich”

Reviewed at The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley on 20 June 2026

Wagner, Das Rheingold

Grange Park Opera

Harry Sever, Conductor

Charles Edwards, Director, Set Designer

Gabrielle Dalton, Costume Designer

Tim Mitchell, Lighting Designer

English National Opera Orchestra

Dan Light, Video

James Rutherford, Wotan

Mark Le Brocq, Loge

David Stout, Alberich

Thomas Isherwood, Donner

James Schouten, Froh

Adrian Thompson, Mime

Matthew Rose, Fasolt

David Shipley, Fafner

Christine Rice, Fricka

Rachel Nicholls, Freia

Sara Fulgoni, Erda

Ailish Tynan, Woglinde

Olivia Tringham, Wellgunde

Charlotte Bateman, Flosshilde

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Roy Westbrook, 6th June

Jo Davies’ 2016 staging is revived at the Theatre in the Woods, given a bold execution, led by a regal Elisabetta.

****1

Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere

Nick Boston, 4th June

John Tavener’s “mystical pantomime” proves a disappointment, despite strong performances from singers and orchestra in David Pountney’s production.

***11

Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera

David Karlin, 10th July

Scion of generations of sitar players, Nishat Khan is the perfect person to tell the "greatest love story never told" behind India's most iconic building.

***11

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****1

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Mark Pullinger, 5th June

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception.

****1

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***11

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Going for gold: Grange Park Opera's Ring cycle gets under way with an excellent Rheingold