03/09/19- DAS RHEINGOLD- 1PM
The Metropolitan Opera
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold
- ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 2 HRS 30 MINS
- SUNG IN GERMAN
- photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera
Wagner’s visionary initial installment of the Ring Cycle depicts the original sin of the theft of the sacred golden treasure, the vanity of the gods, the greed of the Nibelungen, the fratricide of the giants, and the building of Valhalla. Bass-baritone Greer Grimsley sings the role of Wotan, the conflicted lord of the gods. Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton sings her first Wagner role at the Met as Wotan’s embattled wife, Fricka.
You can download performance programs, read the opera synopsis and watch performance videos at: https://www.metopera.org/Season/Radio/Saturday-Matinee-Broadcasts/
CAST

CONDUCTOR
Philippe Jordan

FREIA
Wendy Bryn Harmer

FRICKA
Jamie Barton

ERDA
Karen Cargill

LOGE
Norbert Ernst

MIME
Gerhard Siegel

WOTAN
Greer Grimsley

ALBERICH
Tomasz Konieczny

FASOLT
Günther Groissböck

FAFNER
Dmitry Belosselskiy