DVD + Blu-Ray:
Das Rheingold
The first chapter of the epic Staatsoper Berlin’s Ring tetralogy by Wagner, conducted by Thielemann and staged by Tcherniakov.
"Michael Volle’s Wotan [...] is an event, [...] Rolando Villazón plays a fabulous Loge.” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
A myth, a heroic epic, a family saga - perhaps all of these together – make up Richard Wagner’s Ring tetralogy. This epic production of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden sees a remarkable collaboration between Christian Thielemann, one of the most distinguished Wagner conductors of our time, and Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the great, internationally celebrated opera directors of our time. The result is “A glittering feast of voices, sounds, ideas and precise direction of characters. Wagner at his best.” (BR Klassik)
The Rheingold gives the background to the events that drive the main dramas of the whole Ring cycle. "In this Rheingold, Thielemann mastered the art of nuance and varied interpretation like no other, and without having to bank on exaggeration." (Bachtrack.com).
“Funny and aching, ironic and horrifying” (The New York Times)
Genre Opera
Conductor Christian Thielemann
Orchestra / Band Staatskapelle Berlin
Soloist Michael Volle, Rolando Villazon, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Mika Kares, Claudia Mahnke
Stage Director Dmitri Tcherniakov
Recording location Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Recording date October 2022
Production Company A production of BelAir Media, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, ZDF and Unitel in cooperation with Arte and rbb, with the participation of CNC (Centre national du cinéma)
Duration 156 mins
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