Washington National Opera
presents
Richard Wagner's
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Das Rheingold Die Walküre Siegfried Götterdämmerung
Washington National Opera is proud to announce The American Ring, the first Ring cycle created for and produced in the nation’s capital. Audiences and critics alike have been captivated by the new productions of Das Rheingold in 2006 and Die Walkure in 2007. Siegfried premieres in the spring of 2009, and Götterdämmerung will make its debut as part of the full cycle in the fall of 2009.
Cycle I: Nov 2, 3, 5, 7, 2009
Cycle II: Nov 9, 10, 12, 14, 2009
Cycle III: Nov 16, 17, 19, 21, 2009
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Alan
Held |
Iréne Theorin |
Gordon
Hawkins |
Christopher
Ventris |
Anja
Kampe |
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Heinz
Fricke |
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| Wotan/The Wanderer |
Alan Held |
| Brünnhilde |
Iréne Theorin |
| Alberich |
Gordon Hawkins |
| Siegmund |
Christopher Ventris |
| Sieglinde |
Anja Kampe |
| Siegfried |
Ian Storey |
| Fricka |
Elizabeth Bishop |
| Hunding |
Gidon Saks |
| Loge |
Robin Leggate |
| Mime |
David Cangelosi |
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| Conductor |
Heinz Fricke |
| Director |
Francesca Zambello |
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- AVAILABLE NOW –
Priority Packages are available in January 2008
EXCLUSIVE RING COMMITTEE PACKAGES
Exclusive donor packages are available for The American Ring.
Donors will receive advanced ticketing priority and premium seating in addition to benefits and special events designed to enhance their Ring experience in the nation’s capital.
Donations received by March 31, 2008 will receive priority seating.
Join WNO’s Ring National Committee
For more information call 1.877.640.RING or
E-mail ring@dc-opera.org
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Golden Circle
• Two (2) tickets: $28,000 ($25,800 deductible)
• Best seating; ability to request a box seat
• Invitation to attend one of WNO’s Global Board weekends
in
Washington, with opera, diplomatic events, and cultural
activities
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Benefactor Plus
• Two (2) tickets: $12,000 ($9,800 deductible)
• Top seating; ability to request a box seat
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Benefactor
• One (1) ticket: $8,000 ($6,900 deductible)
• Exceptional seating
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Patron
• Two (2) tickets: $7,000 ($4,800 deductible)
• One (1) ticket: $3,500 ($2,400 deductible)
• Preferred seating
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All Ring National Committee Packages include:
• Dinner at ambassadorial residence on Wednesday evening
• 2 Ring lectures
• Seated dinner before Das Rheingold
• Name recognition in season Playbill and magazine
• Priority in securing reservations for intermission dinners
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Ring Sustainer Package
• One (1) ticket: $2,000 ($1,050 deductible)
• Seated dinner before Das Rheingold
• 2 Ring lectures
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Das Rheingold
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Gordon Hawkins as Alberich |
By renouncing love, the repulsive Alberich seizes a hoard of gold in order to gain possession of an all-powerful ring but barely has time to enjoy his good luck. Deluged with marital and property problems, Wotan, ruler of the gods, plots to steal the Nibelung's ring, an act which seals his fate, portending the ultimate destruction of the gods.
"[Gordon Hawkins] is simply the best Alberich."
~ The Washington Post
Die Walküre
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The Valkyries |
The most popular installment of the Ring, Die Walküre is a saga of forbidden love, heroism, and the conflict between personal ambition and desire and the rule of law. The tragic love story of long-lost twins Siegmund and Sieglinde also recounts how a daughter's defiance secures the future of humanity but prophesies the eventual downfall of Valhalla.
"A smashing success...the singing was simply spectacular, world-class on every level." ~ The Washington Post
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Alan Held as Wotan |
Siegfried
Wotan’s prophecy—of a hero who forges a mighty sword to slay the dragon Fafner—forms the basis of the third installment of Wagner’s epic Ring cycle. Siegfried, son of Siegmund and Sieglinde, fulfills Wotan’s predictions and forms a triumphant union with warrior maiden Brünnhilde, foretelling the twilight of the gods.
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The gods ascend to Valhalla |
Götterdämmerung
In the final opera of Wagner's epic cycle, Brünnhilde and Siegfried embark on a quest to restore Alberich's ring to the Rhine from whence it came, bringing about the devastation of Valhalla and the gods.
Production photography by Karin Cooper for Washington National Opera.
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