Das Rheingold

100 pieces since 2009 — at 9 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.

100 pieces
9 companies
18 years

1 piece as Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar — stats above show all coverage for Das Rheingold.

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Oh, them olden slippers

The ArtHaus Musik DVD of the Deutsches Nationaltheater/Staatskapelle Weimar production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold, stage directed by Michael Shulz, begins with a long still shot: That’s right, this interpretation of Wagner’s epic 19-hour cycle kicks off with a long static shot of… some dirty red boots. It’s gonna be a long Gesamtkunstwerk.

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