The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold (2016)
Frank Castorf revolutionised German-language theatre in the post-Berlin Wall era, bringing to the stage intellectual and political acuteness, brash references and a not infrequent use of crude humour. He brought these qualities to the Bayreuth Festival where his production of the Ring ran from 2013 to 2017. This 2016 recording of Das Rheingold captures Marek Janowski's festival debut as conductor of this unique production, in which Castorf replaces the Rheingold with oil as the central commodity in a pre-capitalist society. The first night of the Ring cycle begins at a gas station off of Route 66, the main road connecting the East and West coasts of the USA, that played an important role in commerce in the 1920s.
Director: Frank Castorf
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Iain Paterson as Wotan |
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Markus Eiche as Donner |
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Tansel Akzeybek as Froh |
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Roberto Saccà as Loge |
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Sarah Connolly as Fricka |
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Caroline Wenborne as Freia |
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Nadine Weissmann as Erda |
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Albert Dohmen as Alberich |
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Andreas Conrad as Mime |
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Günther Groissböck as Fasolt |
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Karl-Heinz Lehner as Fafner |
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Alexandra Steiner as Woglinde |
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Stephanie Houtzeel as Wellgunde |
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Wiebke Lehmkuhl as Floßhilde |
| Sound | Marek Janowski | Music Director |
| Directing | Frank Castorf | Stage Director |
| Directing | Frank Castorf | Director |
| Lighting | Rainer Casper | Lighting Design |
| Art | Aleksandar Denić | Production Design |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adriana Braga Peretzki | Costume Design |
