| The Royal Opera - Der Ring des Nibelungen Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Das Rheingold: Ensemble
Das Rheingold: Alan Oke (Loge), John Lundgren (Wotan)
Die Walküre: Stuart Skelton (Siegmund)
Siegfried: Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime)
Götterdämmerung: Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde)
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Der Ring des NibelungenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 41 | |
Full cycle: Wagner’s ever-vibrant genius trumps an unimaginative production |
 18 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Die Walküre: A poetic Walküre with a towering performance from Stuart Skelton |
| 5 Nov 18 / Planet Hugill |
Die Walküre: Choc frontal |
| 30 Oct 18 / Concertclassic.com |
Die Walküre: John Lundgren’s Conflicted Wotan is the Highlight of Keith Warner’s Die Walküre |
| 30 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
Full cycle: Fifteen hours of glorious music |
| 12 Oct 18 / Express |
Full cycle: If there's one performance to take away from this cycle it'd be Stefan Vinke's Siegfried |
| 11 Oct 18 / The Spectator |
Siegfried/Götterdämmerung: Wagner’s Ring ended on a high |
| 7 Oct 18 / The Observer |
Full cycle: Burning woman |
| 6 Oct 18 / parterre box |
Full cycle: Musically this was a scorcher |
| 3 Oct 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Götterdämmerung: In the beginning there was darkness. At the end, obfuscation |
| 3 Oct 18 / What's on Stage |
Götterdämmerung: Milling’s powerful Hagen drives a dramatic Royal Opera Götterdämmerung |
| 3 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
Siegfried: Magnificent but elusive |
| 3 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
Götterdämmerung: The final conflagration was stunning |
| 3 Oct 18 / Music OMH |
Götterdämmerung: Apocalypse wows in formidable Ring cycle |
| 3 Oct 18 / The Guardian |
Siegfried/Götterdämmerung: The Royal Opera's Ring cycle finds a new gear |
| 3 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
Siegfried/Götterdämmerung: Dramatic detail gives greater force to the music |
| 2 Oct 18 / Evening Standard |
Das Rheingold: Freia tonight |
| 2 Oct 18 / The Critics' Circle |
Siegfried: Blunt hero is hard to like in a cluttered production |
| 2 Oct 18 / The Guardian |
Siegfried: Something's clicked, big time, with this third instalment of the ROH Ring |
| 1 Oct 18 / What's on Stage |
Siegfried: A fantastic tale, an outstanding cast |
| 1 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
Siegfried: Both Stefan Vinke and Nina Stemme sing at the top of their game |
| 1 Oct 18 / Music OMH |
Das Rheingold: The Royal Opera’s Ring cycle revival gets off to a virtually flawless start |
| 1 Oct 18 / The Sunday Times |
Das Rheingold/Die Walküre: The orchestra of the Royal Opera under Antonio Pappano gives a thrilling performance |
| 1 Oct 18 / Express |
Das Rheingold/Die Walküre: Keith Warner’s Royal Opera Ring cycle is back and newly pertinent – and blazing with star performances |
| 30 Sep 18 / The Observer |
Die Walküre: Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton deliver the best singing of the evening |
| 29 Sep 18 / Music OMH |
Das Rheingold/Die Walküre: Antonio Pappano whips the music into a frenzy |
| 29 Sep 18 / Opera Now |
Die Walküre: The Royal Opera's Die Walküre is so strongly cast |
| 28 Sep 18 / What's on Stage |
Das Rheingold/Die Walküre: A Ring high on chutzpah but low on coherence |
| 28 Sep 18 / Telegraph |
Die Walküre: Skelton and Anger set the scene for Stemme in Covent Garden's superb Walküre |
| 28 Sep 18 / Bachtrack |
Die Walküre: Eloquent and energetic |
| 28 Sep 18 / Financial Times |
Die Walküre: It’s the second revival of Keith Warner’s production, but still there were glitches |
| 28 Sep 18 / The Times |
Das Rheingold/Die Walküre: Die Walküre, including direction which repeatedly contradicts the libretto |
| 28 Sep 18 / Independent |
Die Walküre: Moments of searing power in an unfocused evening |
| 28 Sep 18 / The Guardian |
Die Walküre: Feel the tectonic plates shift in enthralling production of Wagner's Ring |
| 27 Sep 18 / Evening Standard |
Das Rheingold: Antonio Pappano’s conducting is smooth, full and balanced |
| 27 Sep 18 / Music OMH |
Das Rheingold: Episode one of Der Ring des Nibelungen opens the new season at Covent Garden |
| 26 Sep 18 / What's on Stage |
Das Rheingold: The assault on Valhalla begins |
| 26 Sep 18 / Bachtrack |
Das Rheingold: Bursting with detail |
| 26 Sep 18 / Financial Times |
Das Rheingold: The Royal Opera’s latest Ring begins with some fine singing, but the show is low on emotional heat |
| 26 Sep 18 / The Times |
Das Rheingold: Thrilling start to Warner's steampunk surreal Ring |
| 26 Sep 18 / The Guardian |
Das Rheingold: Revival of Wagner's gripping opera is impressive and superbly nuanced |
| 25 Sep 18 / Evening Standard |
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One man's experience of riding the Ring rollercoaster. The bass singing Fafner in the Royal Opera House’s Ring Cycle tells audiences: go to the loo first.
One man's experience of riding the Ring rollercoaster. The bass singing Fafner in the Royal Opera House’s Ring Cycle tells audiences: go to the loo first.
Nina Stemme
Meeting the greatest Wagnerian soprano of her age.
Meeting the greatest Wagnerian soprano of her age.
Antonio Pappano on the Ring and his successor
When Pappano completes what may be his last performances of Wagner’s monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen in November, he will have been the Royal Opera’s music director for more than 16 years
When Pappano completes what may be his last performances of Wagner’s monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen in November, he will have been the Royal Opera’s music director for more than 16 years
Production details
Cast
Lundgren, Lundgren, Stemme, Vinke, Skelton, Magee, Kränzle, Siegel, Lehmkuhl, Connolly, Oke, Sherratt, Butter, Magee, Milling, Anger, Groissböck, Cargill, Davidsen, Eiche, Staples
(c) Pappano (d) Warner
Performance dates
24, 26, 29(m) September, 1, 2, 4, 7(m), 9, 16, 18, 21(m), 24, 26, 28, 31 October, 2 November 2018 (four cycles)
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