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| Composer | Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1869 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
BarcelonaDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Jonathan Nott; Tobias Kratzer; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
ParisDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Gianandrea Noseda; Orchester der Oper Zürich; Michael Volle; Klaus Florian Vogt; Christopher Purves
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Grange Park Opera’s Ring cycle opens with an excellent Rheingold
Launching that most ambitious of endeavours, a Ring cycle, Grange Park Opera’s production of Das Rheingold proves a real achievement, led by the superb Alberich of David Stout.
Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.
In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground
Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.
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ParisL'Or du Rhin
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Pablo Heras-Casado; Calixto Bieito; Opéra national de Paris; Rebecca Ringst; Ingo Krügler; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
LeedsDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Richard Farnes; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Michael Druiett; Andrew Foster-Williams; Mark Le Brocq; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
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Bayreuth 150: reflections from the Green Hill
The Bayreuth Festival will celebrate its anniversary season in 2026. It has been a pilgrimage site for Wagnerians for 150 years, with Bachtrack attending regularly since 2014. We asked our reviewers to share their fondest memories with us.
Out of the ordinary: Wagner’s Ring at Paris Opera
In 2026, Opéra national de Paris presents its first complete cycle of Wagner’s Ring for over a decade, with productions directed by Calixto Bieito. We dig into these striking and provocative productions...
Anarchy and utopia: Calixto Bieito on directing Mussorgsky
The iconoclastic Spanish director talks about a new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina in Geneva – and the messy, anarchic, utopian struggle of directing opera.