Wagner: Das Rheingold (2013): cast, story & where to watch
2013 · Film
Released in 2013, Wagner: Das Rheingold is a music film directed by Guy Cassiers, running about 163 minutes.
What it’s about. The La Scala Rheingold in May 2010 inaugurated Guy Cassiers Ring-Cycle and introduces a completely new paradigm to this work. While before him Patrice Chéreau had laid his focus on a historical analysis from 1870 to 1930 Germany, Guy Cassiers’ Ring unfolds “from our own present-day moment; it [takes] place in ‘the now’, the Jetztzeit (Walter Benjamin), placing our present and our future into the context of the promises and curses that we have inherited from history … The Cassiers Ring shows how the globalized moment of 2010 continues to build on the Wagnerian vocabularies of 1870.” (Michael Steinberg) Cast with a number of opera stars like René Pape, Stephan Rügamer, Johannes Martin Kränzle and Anna Larsson and conducted by Daniel Barenboim, this Rheingold is bound to put the audience under its spell.
Who’s in it. Wagner: Das Rheingold stars René Pape as Wotan, Stephan Rügamer as Loge, Johannes Martin Kränzle as Alberich and Doris Soffel as Fricka, among others.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Stingray Classica Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Wagner: Das Rheingold page.
If you liked it. Fans of Wagner: Das Rheingold tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Wagner: Das Rheingold (2013)?
- In US, Wagner: Das Rheingold is available to stream on Stingray Classica Amazon Channel. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Who stars in Wagner: Das Rheingold?
- Wagner: Das Rheingold stars René Pape, Stephan Rügamer, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Doris Soffel and Kwangchul Youn.
- When was Wagner: Das Rheingold released?
- Wagner: Das Rheingold was released in 2013, with a runtime of about 163 minutes.