WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen - De Nederlandse Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (Götterdämmerung & Die Walküre), The Hague Philharmonic (Das Rheingold), Rotterdam Philharmonic (Siegfried), Hartmut Haenchen & Pierre Audi (11 DVDS)

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Jeannine Altmeyer, Nadine Secunde, Kurt Rydl, John Brocheler, Graham Clark, Chris Merritt

De Nederlandse Opera, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (Götterdämmerung & Die Walküre), The Hague Philharmonic (Das Rheingold), Rotterdam Philharmonic (Siegfried), Hartmut Haenchen (conductor) & Pierre Audi (director)

This 1999 production of The Ring was the first to be based on the definitive complete edition of Wagner's music. Pierre Audi's production for the Netherlands Opera blends the lyrical, mythical and philosophical qualities of Wagner's tetralogy into a profound unity. Amazing sets by George Tsypin and wonderful costumes by Oscar-winning Eiko Ishioka complement singing and playing of great intensity from the cast under the baton of Hartmut Haenchen, who leads an unusually flowing, texturally sensitive interpretation, creating a vigorous yet often intimate impression that comes closer than many modern performances to the scale of Wagner's original conception.

Number of Discs:
11

Sound:
LPCM Stereo & 5.1 DTS (except Der Fliegende Holländer: Dolby Digital 2.0 & 5.1 DTS)

Subtitles:
EN, FR, DE, ES, NE (Der Fliegende Holländer); EN, FR, DE, ES, CA, IT (Der Ring Des Nibelungen); EN, FR, DE, ES, IT (Lohengrin); EN, FR, DE, ES, DA, CH (Tannhäuser); EN, FR, DE, ES, IT (Parsifal); EN, FR, DE, ES, IT (Tristan und Isolde)

Aspect Ratio:
16:9 Anamorphic

Display:
NTSC

Das Rheingold

Wotan – John Bröcheler
Donner – Jürgen Freier
Froh – Albert Bonnema
Loge – Chris Merritt
Alberich – Henk Smit
Mime – Graham Clark
Fasolt – Peter Mikuláš
Fafner – Carsten Stabell
Fricka – Reinhild Runkel
Freia – Carola Höhn
Erda – Anne Gjevang
Woglinde – Gabriele Fontana
Wellgunde – Hanna Schaer
Flosshilde – Catherine Keen

Hague Residentie Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

Pierre Audi, stage director
George Tsypin, set designer
Eiko Ishioka, costume designer
Wolfgang Göbbel, lighting designer

Recorded live from the Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 1999



Die Walküre

Wotan – John Bröcheler
Siegmund – John Keyes
Hunding – Kurt Rydl
Sieglinde – Nadine Secunde
Brünnhilde – Jeannine Altmeyer
Fricka – Reinhild Runkel
Gerhilde – Irmgard Vilsmaier
Ortlinde – Annegeer Stumphius
Waltraute – Hanna Schaer
Schwertleite – Hebe Dijkstra
Helmwige – Kirsi Tiihonen
Siegrune – Catherine Keen
Grimgerde – Regina Mauel
Rossweisse – Elzbieta Ardam

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchesra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

Pierre Audi, stage director
George Tsypin, set designer
Eiko Ishioka, costume designer
Wolfgang Göbbel, lighting designer

Recorded live from the Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 1999



Siegfried

Siegfried – Heinz Kruse
Mime – Graham Clark
Der Wanderer (Wotan) – John Bröcheler
Alberich – Henk Smit
Fafner – Carsten Stabell
Erda – Anne Gjevang
Brünnhilde – Jeannine Altmeyer
Waldvogel – Stefan Pangratz

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

Pierre Audi, stage director
George Tsypin, set designer
Eiko Ishioka, costume designer
Wolfgang Göbbel, lighting designer

Recorded live from the Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 1999



Götterdämmerung

Siegfried – Heinz Kruse
Gunther – Wolfgang Schöne
Alberich – Henk Smit
Hagen – Kurt Rydl
Brünnhilde – Jeannine Altmeyer
Gutrune – Eva-Maria Bundschuh
Waltraute – Anne Gjevan
First Norn – Hebe Dijkstra
Second Norn – Irmgard Vilsmaier
Third Norn – Kirsi Tiihonen
Woglinde – Gabriele Fontana
Wellgunde – Hanna Schaer
Flosshilde – Catherine Keen

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchesra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

Pierre Audi, stage director
George Tsypin, set designer
Eiko Ishioka, costume designer
Wolfgang Göbbel, lighting designer

Recorded live from the Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 1999


"A blend of transparent stage direction, powerful images and colourful orchestral playing. Perfect. (Die Walküre)" (Trouw, NL)

"Pierre Audi's Ring really shines! (Das Rheingold)" (Wagner Society)