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PDF copy of Der Ring des Nibelungen Royal Opera House programme, elegant and stylish maroon red programme with Royal Arms for 2018/19 Autumn season.
Has photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the four operas in this cycle.
The photos above are from the original programme, which has been sold, although the scans are scanned from the programme in colour.
The scan is an accurate electronic copy of the complete programme cover to cover, including all adverts etc.
These performances received some good but mixed reviews.
The futuristic and symbolist sets and props were lavish in this Keith Warner production of the four operas, Rhinegold, Die Valkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung of Richard Wagner's famous Ring cycle and there appear to have been changes from the original previous 2005 and 2012 productions.
The orchestral playing by the Royal Opera House orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano was excellent, although the "Donner" anvil in the finale of Rhinegold was replaced by a loud thud and thunder flashes, and on the first performance on 1st October, what may be some additional tubas and horns appear to have been added among other changes to the score to the Gotterdammerung finale, with no special effects for the collapse of Valhalla, which does not appear to have been picked up by the critics.
The finale appeared not to be quite the same as the recordings of say Solti, Von Karajen, and others.
There were also other flat horns in both Siegried and Gotterdammerung.
The singing was excellent by John Lundgren as Wotan the Wanderer, Sarah Connolly as Fricka, Gunter Groissock as Fasolt, Johannes Kranzle as Albericht, Gerhard Siegal as Mime, Stevan Vinke as Siegfried, Nina Stemme as Brunnhilde, Heather Engebretson as the Woodbird.
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Will send by CD by post or email attachment as requested.