Der Ring - Ein Festival

'Der Ring des Nibelungen' is one of the defining and still controversial works in music history: sixteen hours in four evenings - created in more than a quarter of a century - tell of the downfall of a power system, the fateful failure of the hero and the utopia of love.

Over the next two seasons, the premieres of 'Das Rheingold', 'Die Walküre', 'Siegfried' and 'Götterdämmerung' will form a festival lasting several weeks with world premieres, series of talks, late-night formats and other events that take their own perspectives on the diverse thematic complexes of the 'Ring'. In contrast to Wagner's idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, the aim is to create a collaborative work of art that critically confronts the original.

An international 'Ring' ensemble with many interesting role debuts and singers eager to play will come together exclusively for this project: Danish soprano Trine Møller will take the stage as Brünnhilde. Nathan Berg will sing the role of Wotan in all parts for the first time. Rolf Romei from the Theater Basel opera ensemble will make his debut as Siegfried, and Andy Murphy, also from the ensemble, as Alberich. They are joined by opera greats such as Hanna Schwarz, who made her international breakthrough as Fricka in Bayreuth in 1975. Günter Papendell and Heather Engebretson return to the main stage of Theater Basel for the 'Ring'.


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