Between the Ring is an exciting series of events that will run alongside our performance's of Wagner's epic Ring, fitting between the productions of each cycle and including talks, concerts and masterclasses.
You don’t need a ticket to the Ring to book for these events. Booking opens in early 2024 - see booking dates.
Monday 17 June
Cidermill Theatre, Chipping Campden, 7.30pm-9.00pm
John Deathridge: How to get into the Ring, and how to get out again!
Musicologist, translator and lecturer John Deathridge discusses musical threads in the Ring cycle, and offers advice on how to navigate the story. With musical extracts featuring Longborough's Alberich, the internationally celebrated baritone Mark Stone.
Tickets £30
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Wednesday 19 June
Cidermill Theatre, Chipping Campden, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Beyond the Ring at Longborough: A sneak peek into the future
Insights and musical extracts of future seasons at Longborough - with Justin Brown, Rachel Nicholls, Polly Graham and Harry Sever.
Tickets £30
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Friday 21 June
St James Church, Longborough, 3.00pm-4.30pm
Rachel Nicholls masterclass
A masterclass with dramatic soprano Rachel Nicholls and budding Wagnerians from Longborough's 2024 company, accompanied by Harry Sever.
Tickets £30
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Friday 21 June
St James Church, Longborough, 7.00pm-8.30pm
The Challenges of the Ring: A Director’s view
How do you descend into Nibelheim and soar to Valhalla in a theatre with no fly tower and limited wing space? How do you manage the tonal shifts of the Ring within a single set design? How do you decide when to use staging to present another layer of storytelling on top of what the music offers?
These are all questions a director of the Ring faces. Amy Lane, Artistic Director of the Copenhagen Opera Festival and the director of Longborough's current cycle, leads an informal session with Longborough's Ring Conducting Fellow Harry Sever, where she unfolds her process, and her notebooks, offering the audience opportunities to ask questions throughout the session.
Tickets £30
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Thursday 27 June
St George's Hall, Blockley
3.00pm-4.30pm and 7.00-8.30pm
Simon Callow: "Inside Wagner's Head"
Simon Callow performs his acclaimed one man play Inside Wagner's Head, originally written to celebrate the bicentenary of the composer's birth. Discover the astonishing story of Wagner's life and artistic process, delivered by one of the nation's most powerful storytellers.
Tickets £40
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Saturday 29 June
St George's Hall, Blockley, 3.00pm-4.30pm
Sir John Tomlinson masterclass
A masterclass with Sir John Tomlinson and budding Wagnerians from Longborough's 2024 company, accompanied by Harry Sever.
Tickets £30
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Saturday 6 July
St George's Hall, Blockley, 3.00pm-4.00pm
What Wagner Stole - with Dr Genevieve Robyn Arkle & Sir David Pountney
"Good artists borrow. Great artists steal." Theft is a major theme of the Ring. When Wotan hears of the Rhinegold, Loge advises him to take it by theft: "Durch Raub". This advice has repercussions across the action of the whole tetralogy.
Dr Genevieve Robyn Arkle (Lecturer and Researcher, University of Bristol) joins director Sir David Pountney to discuss the theme of theft in the operas, and what Wagner stole from other artists.
Tickets £30
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Monday 8 July
St James Church, Longborough, 3.00pm-4.30pm
Susan Bullock CBE masterclass
Budding Longborough Wagnerians in a masterclass with acclaimed soprano Susan Bullock CBE.
Tickets £30
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