Event |
The Ring: Der Ring des Niebelungen
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Venue |
Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
Umbrella Event |
State Opera South Australia |
First Date |
16 November 2004 |
Opening Date |
16 November 2004 |
Last Date |
12 December 2004 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
A golden ring gives its owner the power to rule the world. A story of gods and heroes, magical creatures, journeys through the mists of time and lands mythic and familiar. It makes timeless statements about the destructive consequences of man's lust for power and greedy explotation of nature. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Opera
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Subjects |
Fantasy
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
Name |
Function |
Notes |
Timothy Sexton
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Chorus Master/Mistress
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Richard Wagner
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Composer
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Asher Fisch
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Conductor
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Stephen Curtis
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Costume Designer
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Nick Schlieper
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Designer, Associate
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Elke Neidhardt
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Director
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Ian Mackenzie-Thurley
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Director, Assistant
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Soren Schuhmacher
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Director, Assistant
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Richard Wagner
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Librettist
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Nick Schlieper
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Lighting Designer
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Bernie Tan
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Lighting Designer, Assistant
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Michael Scott-Mitchell
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Set Designer
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Jennifer Barnes
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Singer
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John Brocheler
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Singer
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DasR/ Wotan, Sieg/ The Wanderer
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Andrew Brunsdon
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Singer
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DasR/ Froh
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Elizabeth Campbell
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Singer
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DasR/ Fricka, Die W/ Fricka, Gott/ Waltraute
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Joanna Cole
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Singer
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Gott/ Gutrune
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Andrew Collis
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Singer
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Das R/ Fasolt
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Christopher Doig
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Singer
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DasR/ Loge
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Tim DuFore
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Singer
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DasR/ Donner
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Donna-Maree Dunlop
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Singer
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Das R/ Wellgunde, Die W Valkyrie Rossweisse Gott/ Wellgunde
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Lisa Gasteen
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Singer
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Die W/ Brunnhilde, Sieg/ Brunnhilde Gott/ Brunnhilde
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Richard Greager
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Singer
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Das R/ Mime, Sieg/ Mime
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Richard Green
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Singer
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Die W/ Hunding
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Lisa Harper-Brown
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Singer
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Die W Valkurie Ortlinde
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David Hibbard
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Singer
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Sieg/ Fafner
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Natalie Jones
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Singer
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Natalie Jones
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Singer
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Das R/ Woglinde, Gott/ Woglinde
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Philip Kang
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Singer
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Liane Keegan
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Singer
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DasR/ Erda, Die W Valkyrie Waltraute, Sieg/ Erda Gott/ First Norn
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Kate Ladner
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Singer
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DasR/ Freia, Die W Valkyrie Helwige Gott/ Third Norn
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Gaye MacFarlane
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Singer
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Die W Valkyrie Siegrune Gott/ Second Norn
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Zan McKendree-Wright
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Singer
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Das R/ Flosshilde, Die W Valkyrie Schwertleite
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Timothy Mussard
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Singer
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Sieg/ Siegfried Gott/ Siegfried Gott/ Flosshilde
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Gary Rideout
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Singer
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Deborah Riedel
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Singer
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Die W/ Seiglinde
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Stuart Skelton
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Singer
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Die W/ Siegmund
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Elizabeth Stannard
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Singer
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Die W Valkyrie Gerhilde
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Jonathan Summers
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Singer
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Gott/ Gunther
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John Wegner
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Singer
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Das R/ Alberich, Sieg/ Alberich, Gott/ Alberich
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Shu-Cheen Yu
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Singer
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Sieg/ The Woodbird
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Bianca Esther
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Stage Manager
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Chris Potter
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Technical Director
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Nicholas Braithwaite
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Duccio del Monte
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Gott/ Duccio del Monte
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Resources |
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Article:  Helen Musa, Relax, 16 May 2004, 24
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Article:  Joyce Morgan, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 November 2004, 14
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Article:  Ken Reis, Opera-Opera, November 2004, 10
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Article:  Martin Ball, The Australian, 19 November 2004, 14
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Article:  Patrick McDonald, The Advertiser, 16 November 2004, 3
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Article:  Patrick McDonald, The Advertiser, 17 November 2004, 29
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Article:  Penelope Debelle, Spectrum, 13 November 2004, 16
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Article:  Penelope Debelle, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 July 2003, 14
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Article:  Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 October 2004, 14
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Article:  Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser, 18 November 2004, 40
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Article:  Tom Sankey, Opera-Opera, December 2004, 1
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Article:  Tom Sankey, Opera-Opera, November 2004, 1
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Programme:  Der Ring Des Nibelungen, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 16 November 2004
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Programme:  The Ring: Der Ring des Niebelungen, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 2004
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Review:  David Gyger, Opera-Opera, January 2005, 22
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Review:  Deborah Jones, The Australian, 25 November 2004, 14
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Review:  Ewart Shaw, The Advertiser, 17 November 2004, 29
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Review:  Humphry McQueen, The Bulletin, 30 November 2004, 64
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Review:  Jeremy Eccles, Panorama, 20 November 2004, 23
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Review:  Jeremy Eccles, Times2, 24 November 2004, 8
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Review:  John Slavin, A3, 18 November 2004, 9
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Review:  John Slavin, A3, 19 November 2004, 6
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Review:  John Slavin, A3, 22 November 2004, 9
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Review:  John Slavin, A3, 24 November 2004, 9
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Review:  Michael Morley, The Adelaide Review, 26 November 2004, 8
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Review:  Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 2004, 19
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Review:  Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 November 2004, 17
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Review:  Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 November 2004, 14
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Review:  Tom Sankey, Opera-Opera, December 2004, 20
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Germany
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Cycle1 - 16/11/04to22/11/04
Cycle2 - 26/11/04to02/12/04
Cycle3 - 06/12/04to12/12/04.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
Programme |
University of Adelaide BSL, Special Collection, Theatre Collection |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 16030 |
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