Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold

The Zurich Opera’s production of Das Rheingold, the preliminary evening to Wagner’s monumental Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveils the cosmic conflicts between gods, giants, and Nibelungs over the fateful ring. Directed by Andreas Homoki and conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, this production reimagines Wagner’s work with a unique fidelity to the original text. Homoki focuses on character and narrative over layered interpretations, presenting the gods, giants, and Nibelungs as facets of human nature, with their struggles over love, power, and sacrifice.

Gianandrea Noseda’s masterful conducting and the Philharmonia Zürich breathe life into the raw energy and dramatic pulse of Wagner’s score. Christian Schmidt designed a timeless space that constantly transforms the stage, emphasising the powerful story. Tomasz Konieczny as Wotan and Christopher Purves as Alberich lead a cast that brings the mythical figures fully to life with musical brilliance and great performance skills.

Richard Wagner
DAS RHEINGOLD

Preliminary evening of the stage-festival drama “The Ring of the Nibelung”

Gianandrea Noseda, musical direction
Andreas Homoki, stage director
Christian Schmidt, stage and costume design
Florian Schaaf, artistic collaboration stage design
Franck Evin, lighting design
Tieni Burkhalter, video
Ernst Raffelsberger, choir master
Werner Hintze & Beate Breidenbach, dramaturgy

Philharmonia Zürich
Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

Wotan____Tomasz Konieczny
Donner____Xiaomeng Zhang
Froh____Omer Kobiljak
Loge____Matthias Klink
Fricka____Claudia Mahnke
Freia____Kiandra Howarth
Erda____Anna Danik
Alberich____Christopher Purves
Mime____Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Fasolt____David Soar
Fafner____Brent Michael Smith
Woglinde____Uliana Alexyuk
Wellgunde____Niamh O’Sullivan
Floßhilde____Siena Licht Miller