Opera on 3: Live from the Met: Wagner 200 - Das Rheingold

Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, a performance of Das Rheingold, the first instalment of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle. The Nibelung dwarf Alberich curses love and steals the Rhinemaidens' gold, setting in motion a train of events which will eventually lead to the downfall of the Gods. Presented by Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff. Wagner: Das Rheingold. Mark Delavan, bass-baritone (Wotan), Stefan Margita, tenor (Loge), Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano (Freia), Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano (Fricka), Dwayne Croft, bass-baritone (Donner), Richard Cox, tenor (Froh), Meredith Arwady, contralto (Erda), Eric Owens, baritone (Alberich), Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Mime), Franz-Josef Selig, bass-baritone (Fasolt), Hans-Peter Konig, bass (Fafner), Meredith Hansen, soprano (Woglinde), Jennifer Johnson Cano, soprano (Wellgunde), Renee Tatum, mezzo-soprano (Flosshilde), Chorus and Orchestra of the Metroplitan Opera, New York, Fabio Luisi (conductor). The broadcast includes a Wagner 200 Opera Guide on Das Rhinegold