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Wagner's Ring Cycle

Episode 1: Part 1 - Das Rheingold

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Das Rheingold establishes Wagner's cycle, beginning with music that evokes the very dawn of time. The dwarf Alberich steals a priceless treasure and uses it to forge a magic ring. Show more

Wagner's Ring Cycle

Part 2 - Die Walküre

Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes

Wotan, king of the gods, strives to undo the curse placed on the ring by the dwarf Alberich, by fathering a mortal hero to reclaim it. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Opera North
Production Company:
The Space
Conductor:
Richard Farnes
Lighting Director:
Peter Mumford
Stage Designer:
Peter Mumford
Director:
Peter Mumford
Producer:
Peter Mumford
Producer:
Nikki Weston
Orchestra:
Opera North
Brünnhilde:
Kelly Cae Hogan
Sieglinde:
Lee Bisset
Gerhilde:
Giselle Allen
Siegrune:
Sarah Castle
Rossweisse:
Madeleine Shaw
Waltraute:
Heather Shipp
Grimgerde:
Fiona Kimm
Schwertleite:
Claudia Huckle

Wagner's Ring Cycle

Part 3 - Siegfried

Duration: 3 hours, 56 minutes

The daring hero Siegfried, the grandson of Wotan, forges a sword from the shards of the weapon that belonged to his father, kills the dragon, Fafner, and claims the magic ring. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Opera North
Production Company:
The Space
Conductor:
Richard Farnes
Lighting Director:
Peter Mumford
Stage Designer:
Peter Mumford
Director:
Peter Mumford
Producer:
Peter Mumford
Producer:
Nikki Weston
Orchestra:
Opera North
Siegfried:
Lars Cleveman
Wanderer:
Béla Perencz
Alberich:
Jo Pohlheim
Woodbird:
Jeni Bern