Tarnhelm Opera: Wagner's 'Das Rheingold': Semi-staged with cathedral organ and percussion at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff on Saturday 16th November 2019

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Tarnhelm Opera: Wagner's 'Das Rheingold'

Semi-staged with cathedral organ and percussion

Add to my Calendar 16-11-2019 19:00 16-11-2019 21:00 36 Tarnhelm Opera: Wagner's 'Das Rheingold' A rare chance to experience Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold in a unique 150th anniversary production by Tarnhelm Opera, semi-staged and sung in German with English surtitles. The magnificent pipe organ and an array of percussion instruments will support the music while the lofty architecture will add to the drama. First performed in Munich 150 years ago, in the autumn of 1869, Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas which make up Wagner’s celebrated Ring cycle. While it is the shortest of his operas – approximately two-and-a-half hours in length – it still has the hallmarks of Wagner’s monumental handiwork. The storyline, rooted in a world of ancient myth, is compelling and moving. Curious newcomers to Wagner can thus expect to enjoy the production alongside existing devotees. Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Llandaff Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Cardiff
CF5 2LA
Wales

Saturday 16th November 2019
7:00 PM

Programme

Richard Wagner – Das Rheingold, WWV 86A

Performers

Peter Blackwood – Conductor
David Bednall – organ

Tarnhelm Opera

Programme Note

A rare chance to experience Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold in a unique 150th anniversary production by Tarnhelm Opera, semi-staged and sung in German with English surtitles. The magnificent pipe organ and an array of percussion instruments will support the music while the lofty architecture will add to the drama.

First performed in Munich 150 years ago, in the autumn of 1869, Das Rheingold is the first of the four operas which make up Wagner’s celebrated Ring cycle. While it is the shortest of his operas – approximately two-and-a-half hours in length – it still has the hallmarks of Wagner’s monumental handiwork. The storyline, rooted in a world of ancient myth, is compelling and moving. Curious newcomers to Wagner can thus expect to enjoy the production alongside existing devotees.

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