Less is more in Regents Opera’s thoroughly engaging Rheingold

By David Karlin, 10 February 2025

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“I can honestly say that I forgot that I was listening to a reduced orchestration”

Reviewed at York Hall, London on 9 February 2025

Wagner, Das Rheingold

Regents Opera

Ben Woodward, Conductor

Caroline Staunton, Director

Isabella Van Braeckel, Set Designer

Mitch Broomhead, Lighting Designer

James Schouten, Loge

Oliver Gibbs, Alberich

Ralf Lukas, Wotan

Andrew Mayor, Donner

Calvin Lee, Froh

Holden Madagame, Mime

Henry Grant Kerswell, Fasolt

Craig Lemont Walters, Fafner

Ingeborg Børch, Fricka

Charlotte Richardson, Freia

Mae Heydorn, Erda, Flosshilde

Jillian Finnamore, Woglinde

Justine Viani, Wellgunde

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.