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Wagner: Das Rheingold - Royal Opera House

2023 · 170 min

A monumental, mythic opera staged with dreamlike intensity, demanding full attention as music and spectacle build a world of gods and fate.

Directed by: Barrie Kosky
Genres: Drama, Music
Starring: Christopher Maltman, Christopher Purves, Sean Panikkar

Overview: When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one another for generations. Wagner’s Ring cycle boasts some of the greatest music ever written for the opera stage. Join us as we embark on a spectacular journey into the world of myth, dream and memory, with the figure of Erda – Mother Earth herself – at its centre.

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Directed by: Barrie Kosky
Genres: Drama, Music
Starring: Christopher Maltman, Christopher Purves, Sean Panikkar

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
greed
betrayal
fate
morality
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	3
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Tension	6
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Genres: drama, music
Directed by: Barrie Kosky
Written by: Richard Wagner
Starring: Christopher Maltman, Christopher Purves, Sean Panikkar, Marina Prudenskaya, Kiandra Howarth, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Kostas Smoriginas, Rodrick Dixon
Music: Richard Wagner
Runtime: 170 min
Languages: German

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