Richard Wagner, Das Rheingold in Barcelona

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Enjoy Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, in the heart of Barcelona.

The beginning of the epic Ring Cycle…
«Now we're suffering from the destruction of nature by the avariciousness of power. […] Wagner foresaw that the laws of nature are not in tune with those of men». In these words Robert Carsen explains his highly‐charged production which, however, deliberately shuns grandiloquence.

Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold; Munich, 1869) is the prologue of the Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). In a world where harmony still reigns, the water nymphs watch over their treasure in the depths of the Rhine. But then it is stolen by Alberich the Nibelung, an ugly, lascivious dwarf who knows its secret: whoever can seize the gold and make himself a ring out of it will become master of the world, providing he foregoes love.  Wotan, the king of the gods, counselled by the astute demigod Loge, takes the gold and the ring from Alberich to pay for the palace of Walhalla, which the giants Fasolt and Fafner have built for him. But Alberich utters a terrible curse: the ring will bring misfortune and death to its owners.  The curse immediately takes effect as one giant kills the other to gain sole possession of it. And the gods enter Walhalla.

Cast
Albert Dohmen, Kurt Streit, Andrew Shore, Mihoko Fujimura, Jason Howard, Francisco Vas, Oleg Bryjak, Katarina Karnéus and others.

Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu

Conductor: Josep Pons
Stage direction: Robert Carsen
Scenography: Patrick Kinmonth
Costumes: Patrick Kinmonth
Lighting: Manfred Voss

Production:
Bühnen der Stadt Köln




In some areas of the Gran Teatre del Liceu it is possible to be seated with a partially obstructed view of the stage. The Gran Teatre del Liceu recommends Zone 2 for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance. The stage is not visable from seats starting in row 2 of Zone 8.  A monitor is provided for following the performance in this section. Only available for operas.