The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold

The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold (1991)


  • Genre: Music
  • Release Date: 1991-07-15
  • User Rating: 8.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 34min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Bayreuther Festspiele
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Harry Kupfer
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Summary

PRELIMINARY EVENINING OF THE RING CYCLE. Upon the banks of the ageless river Rhine, the Rhinemaidens play. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, tries vainly to seduce one of them. To taunt him, they reveal their secret: out of the gold they guard one can forge a Ring to rule the world, but at the cost of giving up Love forever. Alberich steals the gold, makes the ring and plans his world take-over. Meanwhile, Wotan, King of the Gods, must figure out how to finance the construction of Valhalla. He has promised his sister-in-law as payment to the giant construction workers led by Fafner, but his wife Fricka disapproves. Loge (God of Fire) tricks Alberich and brings him to Wotan, who takes the Ring. In revenge Alberich curses it: lack of the Ring will fuel desire for it and possession will only lead to misery. Wotan gives the Ring to Fafner as ransom for Fricka's sister. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June & July 1991.

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  • John Tomlinson

    as Wotan
  • Bodo Brinkmann

    as Donner
  • Kurt Schreibmayer

    as Froh
  • Graham Clark

    as Loge
  • Günter von Kannen

    as Alberich
  • Helmut Pampuch

    as Mime
  • Matthias Hölle

    as Fasolt
  • Philip Kang

    as Fafner
  • Linda Finnie

    as Fricka
  • Eva Johansson

    as Freia
  • Birgitta Svendén

    as Erda
  • Hilde Leidland

    as Woglinde
  • Annette Küttenbaum

    as Wellgunde
  • Jane Turner

    as Flosshilde
Directing Harry Kupfer Director
Writing Richard Wagner Writer
Sound Daniel Barenboim Conductor
Sound Richard Wagner Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Reinhard Heinrich Costume Design

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