Richard Wagner’s »Das Rheingold«
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Marek Janowski
Please note the change in artist:
It is with deep regret that Thomas Hengelbrock has had to cancel his participation due to a health reasons. He is immensely grateful that conductor Marek Janowski will be stepping in for him.
»Hands off my Rhinegold score! I’m warning you mister, otherwise the devil will get you!« Fortunately, this truly Alberich-like curse inspired by Richard Wagner’s opera was not meant for Marek Janowski. It was directed towards the conductor Franz Wüllner, who, against Wagner’s will, premiered Rhinegold in 1869 without the other »Ring« operas. After all, »Das Rhinegold« was thought of as the expository first part of the epic mythological cycle.
The theft of the Rhinegold by the power hungry Nibelung chief Alberich triggers a chain of fateful events, which spread throughout the three subsequent »Ring« parts.
Marek Janowski, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and a battalion of internationally renowned Wagner singers once again prove: a work as entertaining, musically exciting and substantial as »Das Rhinegold« is absolutely suited as a concert performance. And thanks to the acoustics of the Elbphilharmonie, Wagner’s enormous »Ring« orchestra’s richness in sound can reach audiences at its best.
Performers
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Michael Volle baritone
Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano
Johannes Martin Kränzle baritone
Elmar Gilbertsson tenor
Daniel Behle tenor
Gabriela Scherer mezzo-soprano
Lothar Odinius tenor
Markus Eiche bass
Nadine Weissmann mezzo-soprano
Christof Fischesser bass
Lars Woldt bass
Mirella Hagen soprano
Julia Rutigliano mezzo-soprano
Simone Schröder alto
conductor Marek Janowski
Reinhard Traub lighting design
Peter Tilling Musikalische Assistenz
Programme
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold WWV 86A
Konzertante Aufführung in deutscher Sprache