National Centre for the Performing Arts Production of Wagner's "The Ring" - Das Rheingold [Tickets Available]

Performance Time: 2024.08.28 ~ 2024.09.03
Theatre: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Opera House (View Seat Map)
Address: No.2 West Chang'an Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Duration: Approx. 160 minutes (no interval)

Das Rheingold is the opening opera of Wagner's epic tetralogy, The Ring of the Nibelung, based on Scandinavian and Norse mythology. The complete cycle includes The Valkyries, Siegfried, and The Twilight of the Gods. The work premiered in Munich in 1869, and in 1876, the entire Ring cycle was first performed in its entirety at the Bayreuth Festival Theatre, designed by Wagner specifically for this purpose.

The Ring is a monumental work in Wagner's later career and represents the pinnacle of his artistic achievements. It took Wagner 26 years to complete, starting in 1848 and finishing in 1874. The Ring integrates literature and poetry, history and mythology, stage design and architecture, music and theatre, embodying Wagner's concept of "Gesamtkunstwerk" (total artwork).

Producing The Ring is considered a significant challenge and accomplishment for any major opera house. Following the successful completion of over seventy opera productions, the NCPA has developed a solid and reliable production system. They are confident in their ability to present this monumental work, starting with Das Rheingold and continuing with the other three operas in the cycle.

Of the four operas, Das Rheingold is the shortest but features the most characters, each with distinct and well-defined traits. Over the course of the uninterrupted two-and-a-half-hour performance, characters like the three Rhine nymphs, the Nibelung dwarf Alberich, the gods, and the giant brothers Fafner and Fasolt set the tone for the entire cycle.

Creative Team and Cast

• Conductor: Lv Jia
• Director/Choreographer/Costume & Lighting & Multimedia Designer: Stefano Poda
• Theatre Director/Design Assistant: Paolo Gianni Chei

Character Actors:

• Wotan | Baritone: Egil Sillings
• Donner | Baritone: Sebastian Holczek
• Froh | Tenor: Wang Chuan
• Loge | Tenor: Christian Franz
• Fricka | Mezzo-soprano: Bettina Ranch
• Freia | Soprano: Tania Kuhn
• Erda | Mezzo-soprano: Sasha Niu
• Alberich (dwarf) | Baritone: Thomas Thomason
• Mime | Tenor: Arnold Bezuyen
• Fasolt | Baritone: Andrea Silvestrelli
• Fafner | Bass: Kwan Chi-King*
• Water Fairy Woglinde | Soprano: Qin Kanru
• Water Fairy Wellgunde | Soprano: Xu Xiaoying
• Water Fairy Flosshilde | Mezzo-soprano: Zhang Yajie

*Opera singer of the National Centre for the Performing Arts

Performance Dates:

• 2024-08-28 Wed 19:00
• 2024-08-30 Fri 19:00
• 2024-09-01 Sun 19:00
• 2024-09-03 Tue 19:00

Ticket Prices:

• 1080 CNY
• 880 CNY (Package Discount)
• 680 CNY (Package Discount)
• 600 CNY (Package Discount)
• 520 CNY
• 450 CNY
• 300 CNY
• 200 CNY

Don't miss this opportunity to experience Wagner's epic masterpiece in a stunning production at the National Centre for the Performing Arts!