Weimar Ring: Carl St. Clair, Michael Schulz, Staatskapelle Weimar

Das Rheingold (DVD/The Weimar Ring): Carl St. Clair, Michael Schulz, Mario Hoff, Erin Caves, Frieder Aurich

Conductor Carl St. Clair

Stage Director Michael Schulz

Wotan Mario Hoff
Donner Alexander Günther
Froh Jean-Noël Briend
Loge Erin Caves
Alberich Tomas Möwes
Mime Frieder Aurich
Fasolt Renatus Mészár
Fafner Hidekazu Tsumaya
Fricka Christine Hansmann
Freia Marietta Zumbült
Erda Nadine Weissmann
Woglinde Silona Michel
Wellgunde Susann Günther-Dissmeier
Flosshilde Christiane Bassek
Norns Luise Grabolle, Marie-Louise Winde, Luisa Wöllner

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Set Design Dirk Becker
Costume Design Renée Listerdal
Dramaturgy Wolfgang Willaschek

Region: 0

Before the music begins, the norns as children tells about what is going to happen in a dialogue taken from Siegfried's Death. This scene sets the premises for the action as Kinderspiel. What is play? What is make believe?

In the booklet the production is called a comedy of manners using mythological material.

In the beginning of the Rhinemaidens scene Alberich and Wotan are equals, and both are present on stage. When the Rhinemaidens appear, Alberch takes the initiative to talk to them - to Wotan's annoyance. Now Schwarz-Alberich and Licht-Alberich takes on their respective roles as god and dwarf. Wotan puts on his eyepatch and Alberich the dwarf shoes on his knees. The drama is a role play.

The production looks very good on DVD. The filming is first class, and the lighting is especially good, something that cannot be taken for granted today. The mix between close-ups and long shots are very good. I wish the video editors of the Copenhagen Ring had learnt a lesson or two from these guys. That said, The Copenhagen Ring offers a more exciting theatre music experience, and the musical level is higher on the Copenhagen set.

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Singers with homepage

• Marietta Zumbült
• Jean-Noël Briend
• Erin Caves
• Frieder Aurich
• Renatus Mészár
• Christine Hansmann
• Nadine Weissmann

See also

• The Stuttgart Ring on DVD
• The Copenhagen Ring
• The Chéreau/Boulez Ring
• The Kupfer/Barenboim Bayreuth Ring
• Kupfer's post Bayreuth Ring (Barcelona)
• The Otto Schenk/Metropolitan/James Levine traditional Ring

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