MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: DAS RHEINGOLD

Posted by Layla on October 9, 2010 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD | Leave a comment

RICHARD WAGNER

2010-2011 HD OPERA SEASON

OCTOBER 9, 2010 @ 1:00 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MIN

Two unparalleled artists join forces for the first installment of the Met’s groundbreaking new Ring: Maestro James Levine and director Robert Lepage.  “The Ring is not just a story or a series of operas, it’s a cosmos,” says Lepage, who brings cutting-edge technology and his own visionary imagination to the world’s greatest theatrical journey.  Bryn Terfel as Wotan heads the extraordinary cast.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

Conductor: James Levine

Production: Robert Lepage

Cast: Wendy Bryn Harmer, Stephanie Blythe, Patricia Bardon, Richard Croft, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Franz-Josef Selig, Hans-Peter König

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/watch_and_listen/hd_events/DasRheingold.pdf

VIDEO: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera