Conductor: Donald Runnicles
Director: Francesca Zambello
Wotan, head god: Greer Grimsley
Loge, god of fire: Štefan Margita
Alberich, Nibelung: Falk Struckmann*
Fricka, Wotan's wife: Jamie Barton
Erda, goddess of the earth, Ronnita Miller
Mime, Alberich's brother: David Cangelosi
Fasolt, giant: Andrea Silvestrelli
Fafner, giant: Raymond Aceto
Donner, god of thunder: Brian Mulligan
Froh, god: Brandon Jovanovich
Freia, goddess of the apples; Julie Adams
Woglinde, Rhinemaiden: Stacey Tappan
Wellgunde, Rhinemaiden: Lauren McNeese
Flosshilde, Rhinemaiden: Renée Tatum
I've seen this San Francisco Opera production of Wagner's Das Rheingold twice before. I don't remember the other times hardly at all. I can read about them in this blog, of course, here and here.
Runnicles still feels like the best Wagner conductor around. I liked the production better than before and found that it clarified all plot points even to my fussy standards.
It is a surprise how much I like Greer Grimsley as Wotan. I don't seem to be able to write a lot these days. They are streaming the entire Ring throughout the month of March. I am determined to make it through all four operas this time.
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