Das Rheingold

[MarcusHolly]

I found a bootleg copy of this RHEINGOLD. Terfel is an incredible Wotan....the production brilliant.

[rumpwrestler]

@MarcusHolly I found the same bootleg of this work. It's great! HOORAY for bootlegs preserving such fine performances....

[phantomfantom]

Fantastic concept, staging, and design! Everything supports the drama; the acting is wonderful and done with humour and lightness. Pappano's conducting bulls through the score without much nuance and frequently too fast for the singers and/or the music. Otherwise, this is the best non-traditional staging by far. Kupfer and all 4 idiot directors from Stuttgart should watch this and learn. Engaging at every point.

[ukiop999]

Why is this tagged with Bryn Terfel?

[urbild]

You see him at aprox. 5:40.

[rumpwrestler]

@ukiop999 Clearly TERFEL!

[nibelungensohn]

Nice set. ROH should put it on DVD.

[JCmusicalandm0re]

I like the shadows of the Nibelungs! Great Idea!!!

Very interesting Mime, acts a lot like a rat...good interpretation i think. Would like to see him in Siegfried.

But I definitly do not like that helmet...looks like a black puzzle-box to me...

And those Nibelungs are just grose, but it is a good way of showing Alberichs power and cruelness.

[Sugerius]

It's fantastic. Do you have more from this performance? Thanks so much for posting this.

[100yearoldWhiskey]

This isn't from Bayreuth. It's from Royal Opera House Covent Garden, England.