
Das Rheingold
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Overview
Eve of the trilogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner, in the production by Joachim Schlömer (Stuttgart State Opera 1999, recorded live at the end of 2002).
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Wolfgang Probst
Wolfgang Probst
Wotan
Wolfgang Probst
Wotan
Motti Kastón
Motti Kastón
Donner
Motti Kastón
Donner
Bernhard Schneider
Bernhard Schneider
Froh
Bernhard Schneider
Froh
Robert Künzli
Robert Künzli
Loge
Robert Künzli
Loge
Esa Ruuttunen
Esa Ruuttunen
Alberich
Esa Ruuttunen
Alberich
Eberhard Francesco Lorenz
Eberhard Francesco Lorenz
Mime
Eberhard Francesco Lorenz
Mime
Roland Bracht
Roland Bracht
Fasolt
Roland Bracht
Fasolt
Phillip Ens
Phillip Ens
Fafner
Phillip Ens
Fafner


Michaela Schuster
Michaela Schuster
Fricka
Michaela Schuster
Fricka
Helga Rós Indridadóttir
Helga Rós Indridadóttir
Freia
Helga Rós Indridadóttir
Freia
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