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| Composer | Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1869 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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BudapestWagner: Das Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Ádám Fischer; Hartmut Schörghofer; Corinna Crome; Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Unknown
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
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Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg
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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
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Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.
Less is more in Regents Opera’s thoroughly engaging Rheingold
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Excellent vocal acting and total commitment to the text make for a riveting piece of operatic storytelling, driven by James Schouten's powerful Loge.
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LeedsDas Rheingold
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
Richard Farnes; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Michael Druiett; Andrew Foster-Williams; Mark Le Brocq; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
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Out of the ordinary: Wagner’s Ring at Paris Opera
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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
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The iconoclastic Spanish director talks about a new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina in Geneva – and the messy, anarchic, utopian struggle of directing opera.
Catharine Woodward on singing Brünnhilde
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This February, Regents Opera stages Wagner’s complete Ring cycle at London’s York Hall. Soprano Catharine Woodward talks about embodying one of the most iconic characters in all opera: Brünnhilde.