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18 May 2018 (Fri), 19:00 World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Marvellous Main (Historic) Stage - Tours of Sofia Opera and Ballet Opera Der Ring Des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold Tickets available only at OperaAndBallet.com

Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes approx.


Schedule for Der Ring Des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold 2022

Opera company: Sofia Opera


Performed in German with synchronised Russian supertitles

Premiere of this production: 22 September 1869, Munich Court Theatre, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Das Rheingold – prologue to the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes by Richard Wagner

Production team Der Ring des Niebelungen

Director - Plamen Kartaloff

Conductor - Manfred Mayrhofer

Set Designer - Nikolay Panayotov

Multimedia Director - Vera Petrova

Multimedia Designer - Georgi Hristov

Chorus Master - Violeta Dimitrova

Artistic Lightning - Andrey Haydinyak

Musical Training - Richard Trimborn


Synopsis
Music: Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner

First performance: 22 September 1869 under the baton of Franz Wuellner at the Munich Court Theatre
First performance as a part of the tetralogy: 13 August 1876 under the baton of Hans Richter at the newly constructed by the Bavarian king Ludwig II 

Wagner Theatre Characters
Gods: Wotan – bass, Donner – baritone, Froh – tenor, Loge – tenor;
Nibelungs: Alberich – baritone, Mime – tenor;
Giants: Fasolt – baritone, Fafner – bass;
Goddesses: Fricka – mezzo-soprano, Freia – soprano, Erda – alto;
Rhine maidens: Woglinde – soprano, Welgunde – soprano, Flosshilde – mezzo-soprano.

 

“Der Ring des Nibelungen” – in July 2014

Atanas Mladenov,  Angel Christov, Biser Georgiev, Bayasgalan Dashnyam, Blagovesta Mekki – Tsvetkova,  Doroteia Doroteeva, Daniel Ostretsov, Dimitrinka Raycheva,  Elena Mehandjiyska, Irina Zekova, Ina Petrova,  Iordanka Derilova, Kostadin Andreev, Krasimir Dinev,   Lyubov Metodieva, Mariela Alexandrova,  Milena Gyurova, Margarita Damyanova, MartinIliev, Mariana Zvetkova, Martin Tsonev,  Nikolay Petrov, Petar Buchkov,  Plamen Papazikov,  Rumiana Petrova, Stefan Vladimirov,  Silvana Pruvcheva, Svetozar Rangelov, Silvia Teneva, Flora Turpomanova, Tsvetana Bandalovska, Tsveta Sarambelieva

 




Synopsis

DAS RHEINGOLD

The branches of the World Ash Tree held together the universe: the upper realms of the gods; Riesenheim, home of the giants; the earth, with the Rhine and his daughters; and Nibelheim, a subterranean realm inhabited by the Nibelungs. The god Wotan drank from the spring of eternal knowledge beneath the World Ash Tree, sacrificing an eye in return for wisdom. He tore a bough from the tree, fashioned it in a spear and with it ruled the world, together with his wife Fricka, guardian of marriage.

 

Scene 1

 

The three Rhinedaughters, Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde, are playing. Flosshilde warns her sisters to pay more attention to their duty of guarding the Rhinegold. Alberich, a Nibelung, watches them, utterly enchanted. Each in turn encourages his advances then cruelly rejects him.

            Sunlight falls on the gold. Alberich is mesmerized by the sight of the Rhinedaughters revelling in the treasure and asks about it. They tell him that it is the Rhinegold, which if made into a ring would give its owner infinite power over the world; it can be forged, however, only by someone who renounces love. Vehemently cursing love, Alberich seizes the gold.

Scene 2

 

Wotan and Fricka are asleep. Fricka, waking first, sees the fortress built for the gods by the giants Fafner and Fasolt. Wotan is overjoyed at the sight of it. Fricka reminds him that as payment he promised to give the giants her sister, Freia. Wotan dismisses his fears, reminding that she too wanted the fortress. She reproaches Wotan for his willingness to trade love for power, but he replies that he never had any intention of giving Freia away: he is depending on Loge's ingenuity to solve the problem.

            Freia arrives, terrified, followed by Fafner and Fasolt. Wotan tells the giants to choose another form of payment. Fasolt points to the laws carved on Wotan's spear and reminds him that they are binding. While Fasolt is eager to have a woman in their home, Fafner is also aware that Freia alone knows how to tend the golden apples which give the gods eternal youth, and without her they will die.

            The giants prepare to take Freia away and her brothers, Froh and Donner, attempt to intervene. Wotan stops Donner using force.

            At last Loge appears. Wotan complains that he would never have agreed to the contract if Loge had not promised to find a way of saving Freia. Loge says he has travelled the world looking for an acceptable substitute for Freia, but has learnt that nothing is of greater value than a woman's love. He found only one person who would sacrifice love: Alberich, who stole the Rhinegold. Loge tells Wotan that the Rhinedaughters want his help to get it back. Fasolt and Fafner ask about the gold and Loge explains that a ring forged from it gives absolute power. Gods and giants alike are greedy for it. The giants say they will exchange Freia for Alberich's treasure.

            As the giants leave with Freia, the gods rapidly age: without her apples they are helpless. Wotan resolves to get the gold and descends with Loge to Nibelheim.

Scene 3

 

Alberich torments his brother Mime, who has made a magic helmet, the Tarnhelm, which can transform its wearer into any shape he wishes. Alberich demonstrates his power by becoming invisible. He leaves as Wotan and Loge arrive.

            Mime tells Loge his tale of woe and recounts how the Nibelungs, once contented craftsmen, are enslaved by Alberich.

            Alberich returns, brandishing his ring and driving his terrified slaves back. Loge reminds him of their former friendship, but Alberich scornfully dismisses him and boasts of the fabulous power of the ring: he has gained it by renouncing love and will use it to overthrow the gods. Loge challenges Alberich to demonstrate the Tarnhelm's magic. Alberich turns himself into a giant worm, whereupon Loge and Wotan pretend to be frightened. When Loge asks if he can become very small, Alberich transforms himself into a toad. Wotan and Loge pounce at him, grab the Tarnhelm and drag him out of Nibelheim.

Scene 4

 

Loge and Wotan mock Alberich and tell him that the cost of his freedom is his gold. Alberich plans to keep the ring, knowing it will enable him to create more treasures. He orders the Nibelungs to bring his ransom and demands his freedom and the Tarnhelm, but Loge claims the helmet. Wotan now insists Alberich give him the ring too. Alberich protests that the ring is more important than his life. When Wotan reminds him that he acquired the ring through theft, Alberich accuses him of hypocrisy. Alberich's sin was against himself alone; Wotan's will be against all existence if he takes the ring. Wotan tears it away from Alberich, who puts a curse on it: it will bring anguish and death to those who possess it while everyone else will be consumed by envy.

            Freia returns with the giants, restoring the gods' strength. Fasolt does not want to give Freia back, and orders that the gold be piled up to hide her from his sight. Loge and Froh heap it up but Fafner claims he can still see Freia's hair. The Tarnhelm has to be added to the pile. Fasolt cries that he can still see her eye so Fafner demands that the ring on Wotan's finger be used to stop this last gap. Loge says Wotan intends to return it to the Rhinedaughters. Wotan insists on keeping it. The giants are about to leave with Freia when Erda, the earth goddess, appears. She reminds Wotan on the curse on the ring and says a dark day is dawning for the gods: he must surrender the ring.

            Erda disappears and Wotan agrees to hand over the ring. Freia is freed. Fafner and Fasolt argue about the division of the treasure. When Fasolt seizes the ring, Fafner kills him. Wotan is horrified at the power of the ring's curse.

            Donner summons a storm to clear the air. A rainbow bridge leads the gods to their new fortress, which Wotan names Valhalla (hall of the slain). As the gods make their way towards it, Loge reflects that they are moving towards their destruction. Wotan dismisses the Rhinedaughters' lament for their lost gold.




Schedule for Der Ring Des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold 2022


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