Rheingold 2008Edinburgh Players Opera Group
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After their excursion through Tristan, Parsifal and Meistersinger, the Edinburgh Players Opera Group here embarked on a second Ring. Many of the musicians returned year after year to study these massive scores under Mike Thorne's inspiring leadership, and the Sunday run-through was a fascinating experience.
The group also inspired great loyalty in its singers. In Gerard Delrez, last year's Sachs, they had a heldenbariton with the range to perform Wotan as well as later turning to Gurnemanz and King Mark. Jonathan Finney would return for Siegmund, Siegfried and major non-Ring tenor roles. Ben Regan, the Mime, would complete his part in two year's time. Even these three Rhinemaidens would re-assemble in 2011 for Götterdämmerung, having all meanwhile sung Valkyries.
Performance Cast
- Woglinde a Rhinemaiden
- Wellgunde a Rhinemaiden
- Flosshilde a Rhinemaiden
- Alberich a Nibelung
- Fricka wife of Wotan and goddess of marriage
- Wotan leader of the gods
- Freia sister of Fricka and goddess of love and spring
- Fasolt a giant
- Fafner a giant
- Froh god of joy and youth
- Donner god of thunder
- Loge god of fire and cunning
- Mime a Nibelung, Alberich's brother
- Erda goddess of earth and wisdom