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Das Rheingold

Scorned by three beautiful Rhinemaidens, the dwarf Alberich renounces love and steals the Rhine’s magical gold to forge a ring granting its bearer absolute power.

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Composed by Richard Wagner

Sung in German with English supertitles

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Running Time

Approximately 2 hours, 32 minutes with no intermission

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Tuesday	06/12/18	7:30PM *
Tuesday	06/19/18	7:30PM *
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SYNOPSIS

In the cycle’s prelude, greed and vengeance trigger a chain of events fraught with corruption and struggle.

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Director's Note

The inspiration behind this Ring production is partly #MeToo, partly environmental—and almost entirely American.

WHAT PRICE LOVE?

If Wagner’s Ring could be reduced to a simple slogan, it would resemble something like the power of love versus the love of power.

WAGNER, SCHOPENHAUER, AND THE ORIENT

Richard Wagner’s interest in the East was stimulated by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Representation.

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CAST & CREATIVE

Cast

Wotan	Greer Grimsley
Loge	Štefan Margita
Alberich	Falk Struckmann*
Fricka	Jamie Barton
Erda	Ronnita Miller
Mime	David Cangelosi
Fasolt	Andrea Silvestrelli
Fafner	Raymond Aceto
Donner	Brian Mulligan
Froh	Brandon Jovanovich
Freia	Julie Adams
Woglinde	Stacey Tappan
Wellgunde	Lauren McNeese
Flosshilde	Renée Tatum

* San Francisco Opera Debut

Crew

Conductor	Donald Runnicles
Director	Francesca Zambello
Associate Director & Choreographer	Denni Sayers
Set Designer	Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer	Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer	Mark McCullough
Projection Designer	S. Katy Tucker
Original Projection Designer	Jan Hartley
Fight Director	Dave Maier

* San Francisco Opera debut

A co-production with Washington National Opera.

Previous performances of Das Rheingold can be found in our Archive.

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