Curse of the Ring: Das Rheingold

Gods, Rhine mermaids, and dwarves…oh my! Step into the mythical world of Wagner’s first opera in the iconic Ring Cycle whose story influenced Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and whose music inspired John Williams’ iconic soundtrack to Star Wars. Under the masterful baton of Carl St.Clair—a tried-and-true Wagnerian who conducted the entire 15-hour Ring Cycle from memory in Weimar!—Pacific Symphony invites you to experience the raw power and gripping narrative of this mythic prologue, where the stakes are as high as the heavens and as deep as the Rhine itself.

There will be one 25-minute intermission.

Preview Talk with KUSC midday host Alan Chapman at 7 p.m. on April 10 and 15 and at 1 p.m. on April. 13.

NOTE:  The Saturday night, April 12 performance has been rescheduled to Sunday afternoon, April 13 at 2 p.m.

Artists:
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Gregory Boyle, stage director
Tomer Zvulun, production director

Cast:
Kyle Albertson -  Wotan
Nathan Berg -  Alberich
Renée Tatum -  Fricka
Teresa Perrotta  - Freia
Dennis Petersen - Loge
Andrea Silvestrelli - Fasolt
David Cangelosi - Mime
David Soar - Fafner
Ronnita Miller - Erda
Alexandra Razskazoff - Wellgunde
Krysty Swann - Flosshilde
Hanna Brammer - Woglinde
Adam Diegel - Froh
Aleksey Bogdanov - Donner
“Nibelungen” from Southern California Children’s Chorus – Lori Loftus, director

Creative Team:
Ben Rawson, lighting designer
Nick Hussong, projection designer
Jamie Godwin, projection co-designer
Mattie Ullrich, costumer designer
Misty Ayres, costume supervisor
Steven Kemp, scenic consultant
David Zimmerman, wig and make-up designer

Costumes designed by Mattie Ullrich. Costumes for this production of Das Rheingold were constructed by The Atlanta Opera Costume Studio, Carmel Dundon, Dallas Opera and Siam Costumes International Company.

Co-Honorary Producers: Haydee and Carlos* Mollura

Concert Sponsors:
The Isidore and Penny Myers Foundation
Mark Nielsen, underwriting the performance of Wotan
Patrick and Mary Dirk
Opera Focus

*deceased