Opera "Das Rheingold" by Richard Wagner
7 February 2027 – 21 February 2027 · 17:00
Gran Teatre del Liceu, el Raval, Ciutat Vella
With Das Rheingold, the prelude to Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wagner opens a mythical universe that speaks directly to our present: the birth of power, its corruption and the fracture of an order that seemed eternal. In this new production, stage director Tobias Kratzer interweaves myth and modernity in a proposal full of poetic and unsettling images, turning the legend into a vibrant and thoroughly contemporary theatrical experience. The primordial gold, the pure treasure of the Rhine, is profaned by the desire for domination. With this act, Alberich —played by Bo Skovhus— begins a chain of deception that will shake gods and humans alike. At the centre of the conflict, Wotan (Nicholas Brownlee), Fricka (Tanja Ariane Baumgartner) and the powerful Erda (Okka von der Damerau) reveal the tensions of a divine world beginning to fracture. The enigmatic presence of Loge (Nicky Spence), the unease of Mime (Mikeldi Atxalandabaso) and the strength of Fasolt (Ante Jerjunica) and Fafner (Wilhelm Schwinghammer) complete a Wagnerian cast of high dramatic voltage. From the pit, Jonathan Nott unleashes the orchestra's full symbolic power: leitmotifs emerge as sonic archetypes evoking water, greed,…
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 8 September 2026