The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold (1991)
PRELIMINARY EVENINING OF THE RING CYCLE. Upon the banks of the ageless river Rhine, the Rhinemaidens play. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, tries vainly to seduce one of them. To taunt him, they reveal their secret: out of the gold they guard one can forge a Ring to rule the world, but at the cost of giving up Love forever. Alberich steals the gold, makes the ring and plans his world take-over. Meanwhile, Wotan, King of the Gods, must figure out how to finance the construction of Valhalla. He has promised his sister-in-law as payment to the giant construction workers led by Fafner, but his wife Fricka disapproves. Loge (God of Fire) tricks Alberich and brings him to Wotan, who takes the Ring. In revenge Alberich curses it: lack of the Ring will fuel desire for it and possession will only lead to misery. Wotan gives the Ring to Fafner as ransom for Fricka's sister. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June & July 1991.
Top Cast
John Tomlinson
Wotan
Bodo Brinkmann
Donner
Kurt Schreibmayer
Froh
Graham Clark
Loge
Günter von Kannen
Alberich
Helmut Pampuch
Mime
Matthias Hölle
Fasolt
Philip Kang
Fafner
Linda Finnie
Fricka
Eva Johansson
Freia
Birgitta Svendén
Erda
Hilde Leidland
Woglinde
Annette Küttenbaum
Wellgunde
Jane Turner
Flosshilde
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PRELIMINARY EVENINING OF THE RING CYCLE. Upon the banks of the ageless river Rhine, the Rhinemaidens play. Alberich, a Nibelung dwarf, tries vainly to seduce one of them. To taunt him, they reveal their secret: out of the gold they guard one can forge a Ring to rule the world,…
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The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold was released in 1991.
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The cast of The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold includes John Tomlinson, Bodo Brinkmann, Kurt Schreibmayer, Graham Clark, Günter von Kannen.