Antonio Pappano and Barrie Kosky, Das Rheingold ROH © Marc Brenner
| Performances on the Main Stage from 11 – 29 September 2023 In cinemas globally on Wednesday 20 September |
| The Royal Opera House has today released photographs of the company in rehearsals for Wagner’s Das Rheingold. A monumental task for any opera house, this new production has been five years in preparation and four years in the making. The new Ring cycle being forged from 2023-2027 unites Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano and Barrie Kosky, one of the most consistently brilliant and thrilling of all contemporary opera directors. |
Together, they have handpicked the finest younger Wagnerian singers – the cast includes Christopher Maltman (Wotan) and Christopher Purves (Alberich), Sean Panikkar (Loge), Marina Prudenskaya (Fricka), Kiandra Howarth (Freia), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Voice of Erda), Kostas Smoriginas (Donner), Rodrick Dixon (Froh), Brenton Ryan (Mime), In Sung Sim (Fasolt), Soloman Howard (Fafner), Katharina Konradi (Woglinde), Niamh O’Sullivan (Wellgunde) and Marvic Monreal (Flosshilde).
L-R: (Fasolt) In Sung Sim, (Freia) Kiandra Howarth, (Fafner) Soloman Howard | (Wotan) Christopher Maltman
The production’s list of creatives includes internationally acclaimed costume designer Victoria Behr, celebrated set designer Rufus Didwiszus, and multi-award-winning lighting designer Alessandro Carletti.
L-R (Erda – actor) Frances Campbell | (Loge) Sean Panikkar
Das Rheingold will be broadcast live from Covent Garden to approximately 800 cinemas in 18 countries on Wednesday 20 September 2023 with encore screenings running from Sunday 24 September 2023.