Das Rheingold sets Longborough's new Ring on its journey from the depths of the Rhine. The dwarf chieftain Alberich's eye is caught by the glint of gold, capable of creating a ring that will give its owner great power...
Longborough's Music Director and "veteran Wagnerian" (Sunday Times) Anthony Negus joins director Amy Lane to commence Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wagner's epic tale of gods, giants and heroes, and their struggles for power.
Der Ring des Nibelungen (known as the Ring cycle) is a story of gods, giants and heroes, and their struggles for power. Wagner’s cycle is the most epic of tales, a monumental work of art with a score that is searing, desperate and sublime.
Watching a whole Ring cycle takes place across a week. The 2024 Ring was presented in three cycles:
Cycle I: 16 – 22 June 2024
Das Rheingold 16 June
Die Walküre 18 June
Siegfried 20 June
Götterdämmerung 22 June
Cycle II: 25 June – 30 June 2024
Das Rheingold 25 June
Die Walküre 26 June
Siegfried 28 June
Götterdämmerung 30 June
Cycle III: 4 – 9 July 2024
Das Rheingold 4 July
Die Walküre 5 July
Siegfried 7 July
Götterdämmerung 9 July
JUDGING BY THIS OPENING RHEINGOLD, IT IS CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A RING TO TRAVEL MILES TO HEAR
Opera Now ★★★★★
LONGBOROUGH BEGINS NEW RING WITH ASSURANCE AND CLARITY
The Guardian ★★★★☆
BOTH EPIC AND INTIMATE, A FANTASTIC JOURNEY THAT FELT ENTHRALLINGLY NATURAL
Opera magazine
a musical miracle
Daily Mail ★★★★☆
