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Das Rheingold
Wagner's epic cycle Der
Ring des Nibelungen begins with the story of how the Nibelungs' gold is stolen from the Rhine Maidens, prompting a quest for the recovery of the ring forged from it which is the pivot of the whole cycle. The Met's Artistic Director, James Levine , conducts.
Metropolitan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra conductor James Levine (An EBU presentation in association with the Texaco
Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network)
('Die Watkure' next Saturday at
6.30pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Das Rheingold
Director:
James Levine
Conductor:
James Levine
Wotan:
James Morris(bass)
Dormer:
Alan Held(baritone)
Froh:
John Horton Murray(tenor)
Loge:
Philip Langridge(tenor)
Fricka:
Hanna Schwarz(mezzo)
Freia:
Hei-Kyung Hong(soprano)
Erda:
Anna Gjevang(contralto)
Fasolt:
Matthias Holle(baritone)
Alberich:
Ekkehard Wlaschiha(baritone)
Mime:
Helmut Pampuch(tenor)
Wogknde:
Joyce Guyer(soprano)
Wellgunde:
Jane Blinnell(sop)
Fbsshilde:
Wendy White(mezzo)
Source: Radio Times

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