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LOCATION:Deutsche Oper Berlin\, Berlin
SUMMARY:Der Ring des Nibelungen – Das Rheingold
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DESCRIPTION:A group of people meet a concert grand piano on an empty stage\
 , a note is struck\, and slowly a world of fantasy\, longing and intoxicat
 ion unfolds\, captivating everyone and causing them to merge into a commun
 ity. This is how DAS RHEINGOLD begins\, directed by Stefan Herheim ... Con
 ductor: Sir Donald Runnicles\; Director: Stefan Herheim\; With Iain Paters
 on\, Thomas Lehman\, Thomas Blondelle\, Michael Sumuel\, Ya-Chung Huang\, 
 Albert Pesendorfer\, Tobias Kehrer\, Annika Schlicht\, Flurina Stucki u. a
 .\nRichard Wagner considered RHEINGOLD a \"pre-evening\" to his stage play
  DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN\, a label that certainly deliberately refers to t
 he prologues of the Baroque operas. Because here\, as well as there\, the 
 gods are in control and create the conditions under which the fates of man
  will be decided. And just like the ancient deities of Monteverdi\, their 
 northern counterparts of Wagner are beings who embody the drives of human 
 existence. All of the feelings\, urges and thoughts that determine our own
  existence also appear in the two and a half hours of RHEINGOLD. Starting 
 with the innocent games played by the Rheinmaidens whom the Nibelung Alber
 ich robs of their gold\, to this dwarf's unbridled lust for power and the 
 scornful nihilism of the fire god Loge\, to the father of the gods Wotan's
  attempt to create something that will last with his palace of Valhalla. A
 nd not lastly\, the gold itself is a mute lead character: an item of gleam
 ing fascination\, it is simultaneously a touchstone by which each characte
 r is manifest and which divides gods and man alike into good and evil.\n\n
 With its claim of explaining the world through its sheer expanse across ti
 me\, DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN is the greatest challenge for any opera direc
 tor. At the Deutsche Oper Berlin Stefan Herheim is taking on the task of t
 ranslating the mindset of Wagner's tetralogy into the 21st century. The wi
 nner of multiple awards\, the Norwegian director is one of the most import
 ant directors today: in his work he frequently illustrates the ideological
  historical connections and effective history of the respective operas. Th
 is approach has shaped his celebrated PARSIFAL in Bayreuth\, among others\
 , and has predestined him for an interpretation of RING.
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