Wagner Das Rheingold

Robert Lepages landmark staging of Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen unveiled over the course of the 201011 and 201112 seasons was the first new Met production of the complete cycle in more than 20 years Combining stateoftheart technology with traditional storytelling it brings Wagners vision into the 21st century In this first part of the epic the theft of the Rhinegold treasure sets in motion the course of events that will change the world and end the rule of the gods Met Music Director James Levine conducts a cast of some of the greatest Wagnerian singers of our time including Bryn Terfel as Wotan Stephanie Blythe as Fricka and Eric Owens as Alberich