Title: Richard Wagner "Ring of the Nibelungen"
Original title: Richard Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Year: 2010/2012/2013
Genre: Opera
Director: Guy Cassiers
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Cast: Das Rheingold: René Pape (Wotan), Jan Buchwald (Donner), Marco Jentzsch (Froh), Stephan Rügamer (Loge), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Mime), Kwangchul Youn (Fasolt) , Timo Riihonen (Fafner), Doris Soffel (Fricka), Anna Samuil (Freia), Anna Larsson (Erda), Aga Mikolaj (Woglinde), Maria Gortsevskaya (Wellgunde), Marina Prudenskaya (Flosshilde); Die Walküre: Simon O'Neill (Siegmund), John Tomlinson (Hunding), Vitalij Kowaljow (Wotan), Waltraud Meier (Sieglinde), Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde), Ekaterina Gubanova (Fricka), Walküren: Danielle Halbwachs, Carola Höhn, Ivonne Fuchs, Anaik Morel, Susan Foster, Leann Sandel-Pantaleo, Nicole Piccolomini, Simone Schröder; Siegfried: Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Peter Bronder (Mime), Terje Stensvold (Der Wanderer), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Fafner), Anna Larsson (Erda), Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde), Rinnat Moriah (Stimme des Waldvogels); Götterdämmerung: Lance Ryan (Siegfried), Gerd Grochowski (Gunther), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Mikhail Petrenko (Hagen), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde), Anna Samuil (Gutrune / Die dritte Norn), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute / Die zweite Norn), Margarita Nekrasova (Die erste Norn), Aga Mikolaj (Woglinde), Maria Gortsevskaya (Wellgunde), Anna Lapkovskaja (Flosshilde); Orchestra, Chorus: Teatro alla Scala

Description:

Richard Wagner's "Ring" at the world-famous La Scala in Milan is a first-class musical experience featuring one of the greatest conductors of our time at the podium: Daniel Barenboim. Wagner's tale about the power of the ring, the reign of gold and the battle between dwarves, giants, gods and mortals is picturesque, complex and deeply psychological. It is a demanding work for musicians, singers and the production team. In his stage production, the Belgian Guy Cassiers conveys the aesthetic quality and musical brilliance of this gesamtkunstwerk in dazzling imagery. The challenges of the music and dramatic performance are admirably mastered by renowned singers including René Pape, Waltraud Meier, Lance Ryan, Nina Stemme, Simon O'Neill, Iréne Theorin and many others. A veritable feast for the senses, a treat for all Wagner aficionados and a wonderful opportunity to revisit the legendary La Scala in Milan.

Recorded live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 26 May (Das Rheingold) and 7 December 2010 (Die Walküre), October 2012 (Siegfried) and June 2013 (Götterdämmerung).

Issued: United States | Arthaus Musik
Duration: 2:43:21 + 3:58:12 + 4:12:46 + 4:51:15