A groundbreaking music drama that took Wagner twenty-six years to complete, the Ring Cycle is an epic through and through. Das Rheingold, the first in the four-opera cycle, sets the tone for the story – a cosmic struggle between Norse gods, heroes and mythical creatures over a cursed ring that bestows world domination.
These performances mark the start of a landmark multi-year project presenting the complete Ring Cycle in concert, led by Chief Conductor Simone Young, internationally acclaimed for her mastery of Wagner’s music. This is a rare chance to hear Wagner’s masterpiece piece in Sydney, and will be its first performances here in more than twenty years.
In a pure musical experience, our Orchestra and the finest Wagnerian singers from Australia and Europe appear together on stage – free to unleash Wagner’s dramatic and deeply felt sound in all its awesome power. All in the rich acoustic of the Concert Hall.
In a word, unforgettable.
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Conductor: Simone Young
Woglinde: Samantha Clarke
Wellgunde: Jacqueline Dark
Flosshilde: Margaret Plummer
Wotan: Wolfgang Koch
Fricka: Michaela Schuster
Alberich: Falk Struckmann
Fafner: Jud Arthur
Fasolt: Simon Meadows
Freia: Eleanor Lyons
Erda: Noa Beinart
Loge: Steve Davislim
Froh: Simon O'Neill
Donner: Samuel Dundas
Mime: Andrew Goodwin
PROGRAM
Wagner - Das Rheingold
November 16th, 2023
November 18th, 2023
Concerts
Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall
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