Das Rheingold

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Event Das Rheingold
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 23 June 1984
Opening Date 23 June 1984
Last Date 2 August 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The first opera in Wagner's monumental "Ring Cycle" transports its audience to a world of gods, heroes, giants and dwarfs. It's a story of theft, greed and folly as the Rhine-gold is transformed into a ring of power to rule the world
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bruce Martin Actor Wotan
Robert Allman Actor and Singer Donner
Sergei Baigildin Actor and Singer Froh
Gregory Dempsey Actor and Singer Mime
Margaret Dixon-McIver Actor and Singer Freia (May not have appeared in final production)
Robert Gard Actor and Singer Loge
Clifford Grant Actor and Singer Fafner
Rosemary Gunn Actor and Singer Fricka
Christine Hore Actor and Singer Freia
Rosamund Illing Actor and Singer Woglinde
Raymond Myers Actor and Singer Alberich
Jolanta Nagajek Actor and Singer Flosshilde
Rosina Raisbeck Actor and Singer Erda
Judith Saliba Actor and Singer Wellgunde
John Wegner Actor and Singer Fasolt
Gordon Wilcock Actor and Singer Loge
Christopher Smith Assistant Set Designer
Richard Wagner Composer
Vojtech Hlinka Concert Master
Carlo Felice Cillario Conductor
Desmond Digby Costume Designer
Andrew Sinclair Director
John Rayment Lighting Designer
Peter Bishop Movement Director
Stuart Challender Orchestrator
Elke Neidhardt Producer
Andrew Sinclair Producer
Simone Young Prompt
Ross Hill Set and/or Property Maker
Allan Lees Set Designer
Bruce Applebaum Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 10 performances: June 23, 26, 29, July 3, 7, 17, 21, 24, 28 and Aug 2 Woglinde: Rosamund Illing; Wellgunde: Judith Saliba; Freia; Frika: Rosemary Gunn; Flosshilde: Jolanta Nagajek; Erda: Rosina Raisbeck; Loge: Robert Gard/Gordon Wilcock (29 June); Mime: Gregory Dempsey; Froh: Sergei Baigildin; Alberich: Raymond Myers; Donner: Robert Allman; Wotan: Bruce Martin; Fafner: Clifford Grant; Fasol
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Programme
Brochure Sydney Opera House, Diary May/June 1984
Brochure Sydney Opera House, A Year of Fine Entertainment 1984
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Season Brochure 1984
Event Identifier 63089
Dataset AusStage