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classical music, opera, theatre

Wagner: Das Rheingold

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
  • Produced by Müpa Budapest
cancelled
  • BUDAPEST WAGNER DAYS
The performance has been cancelled.

We would like to inform the public that Müpa Budapest is currently closed to protect the health of both guests and artists, and is not allowing any visitors to the building.

We will refund the price of tickets: you can claim refunds for individual tickets by clicking here, and for tickets that are part of season tickets on this page.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

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In 2021, it will be 13 years since the first time Wagner's entire Ring cycle was performed at Müpa Budapest and the third year featuring the updated version of Hartmut Schörghofer's legendary production. The story of the Ring of the Nibelung is one of humanity's greatest artistic works, a monumental achievement that can be likened to the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, the Divine Comedy or Joseph and His Brothers: we owe it to ourselves to delve into it from time to time.

Das Rheingold is the introduction to the story, the depiction of the core conflict. Starting from a primeval state of peace, the opera shows how the original sin was committed, triggering a chain of events that eventually lead to complete annihilation. Over and over again, one is haunted by the suspicion that the myth is not about gods, giants and dwarfs, but about ourselves: it is not so much a make-believe world of legends that this - sometimes playful and sometimes frightening - story depicts as it is our own world. Before attending this first evening of the cycle, one is well advised to get a sense of the concept that Ádám Fischer, the artistic director of the Budapest Wagner Days, has for the work. As he puts it, 'The most important aim [of the festival] is to develop a performance style that is in line with Wagner's original ideas. For him, the critical aspects were dramatic expression and intense declamation; he was not thinking of singing in the traditional sense of the word, but instead asked performers to deliver a kind of sung speech (called 'sprechgesang' in German). With sprechgesang and the concept of the gesamtkunstwerk, meaning the unity of text, music and dramatic action as a total artwork, he created a new genre. We endeavour to make sure that our performances are as closely aligned with Wagner's vision as possible. It is our conviction that only in this way is it possible for us to present Wagner's oeuvre in a manner that is exciting, riveting and comprehensible for anyone.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Sections

  • Wagner: Das Rheingold

Artistic director and conductor:

  • Ádám Fischer

Performers:

  • Wotan
    Tomasz Konieczny
  • Donner
    Zsolt Haja
  • Froh
    Szabolcs Brickner
  • Loge
    Christian Franz
  • Fricka
    Atala Schöck
  • Freia
    Lilla Horti
  • Erda
    Erika Gál
  • Alberich
    Péter Kálmán
  • Mime
    Gerhard Siegel
  • Fafner
    Walter Fink

Featuring:

  • Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)
  • Budapest Studio Choir (choirmaster: Kálmán Strausz)

Creators:

  • Dramaturg
    Christian Martin Fuchs †, Dr Christian Baier
  • Costumes and puppet design
    Corinna Crome
  • Lighting
    Máté Vajda
  • Choreography
    Gábor Vida
  • Assistant choreographer
    Dóra Asztalos
  • Revival director
    Etelka Polgár

Parking information

We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

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