Das Rheingold (1990)
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From the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow Bridge that appears at the end, leading to a glistening Valhalla, Otto Schenk’s production captures the scenic world of Wagner’s Ring as brilliantly as James Levine and the Met orchestra capture the musical world. The cast is incomporable: an astounding James Morris as the young god Wotan, the great Christa Ludwig as his wife Fricka, incandescent Siegfried Jerusalem as Loge, the wily god of fire, and Ekkehard Wlaschiha as a complex Alberich.
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James MorrisWotanSiegfried JerusalemLogeEkkehard WlaschihaAlberichChrista LudwigFrickaMariAnne HägganderFreia
Mark BakerFrohAlan HeldDonnerJan-Hendrik RooteringFasolt
Matti SalminenFafner
Heinz ZednikMimeBirgitta SvendénErdaKaaren EricksonWoglindeKeywords
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What is Das Rheingold about?
From the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow Bridge that appears at the end, leading to a glistening Valhalla, Otto Schenk’s production captures the scenic world of Wagner’s Ring as brilliantly as James Levine and the Met orchestra capture the musical world. The cast is incomporable: an astounding James Morris as the young god Wotan, the great Christa Ludwig as his wife Fricka, incandescent Siegfried Jerusalem as Loge, the wily god of fire, and Ekkehard Wlaschiha as a complex Alberich.
How long is Das Rheingold?
Das Rheingold has a runtime of 163 minutes.