Wagner: Das Rheingold

The latest in their highly regarded Wagner opera series, Hallé present the live recording of their acclaimed Bridgewater Hall performance.

Das Rheingold stands as the Vorabend or “Preliminary Evening” of Wagner's epic Der Ring des Nibelungen, designed to be free of the traditional operatic concepts of aria and operatic chorus, and presented as the more epic Bühnenfestspiel or “stage festival play”, with the linking of dramatic elements through the use of musical motifs.

Recorded at the Bridgewater Hall, capturing all the drama of the acclaimed live performance. Produced by Hallé's award-winning engineer Steve Portnoi.

“the Hallé were the stars, responsive to every nuance of Elder's direction.” – The Times

“Elder's interpretation combined lyricism with drama in a way that only the greatest Wagner conductors can realize.” – Opera Magazine

Cast:
Woglinde: Sarah Tynan (soprano)
Wellgunde: Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano)
Flosshilde: Leah-Marian Jones (mezzo-soprano)
Alberich: Samuel Youn (bass-baritone)
Wotan: Iain Paterson (bass-baritone)
Fricka: Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
Freia: Emma Bell (soprano)
Fasolt: Reinhard Hagen (bass)
Fafner: Clive Bayley (bass)
Donner: David Stout (baritone)
Froh: David Butt Philip (tenor)
Loge: Will Hartmann (tenor)
Mime: Nicky Spence (tenor)
Erda: Susanne Resmark (mezzo-soprano)