Götterdämmerung - Royal Albert Hall, 28 July 2013
It's not often I reach the end of a concert wishing I could experience it all over again - especially one six hours long. The final episode of Daniel Barenboim's Ring cycle wasn't perfect - when is it ever? - but there were some truly heartstopping moments.
Siegfried (concert performance) - Royal Albert Hall, 26 July 2013
Siegfried is an oddity. It's most people's least favourite Ring opera; the only one of Barenboim's Proms cycle not to sell out instantly. Yet most conductors seem to find it the easiest to realise musically, and it often turns out to be the best performance in any cycle.
Götterdämmerung is set on Wall Street.
Credits:
Conductor Kirill Petrenko
Director Frank Castorf
Stage Design Aleksandar Denić
Siegfried Lance Ryan
Gunther Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester
Alberich Martin Winkler
Hagen Attila Jun
Brünnhilde Catherine Foster
Gutrune Allison Oakes
Waltraute Claudia Mahnke
1. Norn Okka von der Damerau
2. Norn Claudia Mahnke
3. Norn Christiane Kohl
Woglinde Mirella Hagen
Wellgunde Julia Rutigliano
Floßhilde Okka von der Damerau
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Siegfried is set in an East-West divided Germany.
Credits:
Conductor Kirill Petrenko
Director Frank Castorf
Stage Design Aleksandar Denić
Siegfried Lance Ryan
Mime Burkhard Ulrich
Der Wanderer Wolfgang Koch
Alberich Martin Winkler
Fafner Sorin Coliban
Erda Nadine Weissmann
Brünnhilde Catherine Foster
Waldvogel Mirella Hagen
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Die Walküre is set in Baku.
Credits:
Conductor Kirill Petrenko
Director Frank Castorf
Stage Design Aleksandar Denić
Hunding Franz-Josef Selig
Wotan Wolfgang Koch
Siegmund Johan Botha
Sieglinde Anja Kampe
Brünnhilde Catherine Foster
Fricka Claudia Mahnke
Gerhilde Allison Oakes
Ortlinde Dara Hobbs
Waltraute Claudia Mahnke
Schwertleite Nadine Weissmann
Helmwige Christiane Kohl
Siegrune Julia Rutigliano
Grimgerde Geneviève King
Rossweisse Alexandra Petersamer
UPDATE - A first night review (in English) from journalist Simon Morgan.
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Here's Das Rheingold, set in Texas. To avoid massive photo-heavy posts that take ages to open, the rest of the cycle follows in separate posts.
Credits:
Conductor Kirill Petrenko
Director Frank Castorf
Stage Design Aleksandar Denić
Wotan Wolfgang Koch
Donner Oleksandr Pushniak
Froh Lothar Odinius
Loge Norbert Ernst
Fricka Claudia Mahnke
Freia Elisabet Strid
Erda Nadine Weissmann
Alberich Martin Winkler
Mime Burkhard Ulrich
Fasolt Günther Groissböck
Fafner Sorin Coliban
Woglinde Mirella Hagen
Wellgunde Julia Rutigliano
Floßhilde Okka von der Damerau
A first night review (in English) from journalist Simon Morgan.
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