MARCUS
MERKEL

Richard Wagner conceived "Das Rheingold" as a prelude to his four-part stage festival "Der Ring des Nibelungen". The Rheingold lays the thematic foundations for Wagner's epochal drama of humanity: Longing and love are pitted against violence and destruction, political action against social necessity. The egomaniacal behaviour of the (super)powerful inevitably leads to the downfall of the whole world. With its cast of mermaids, dwarves, giants and gods, "Rheingold" is at times like a timeless fantasy epic.

In this new production of "Das Rheingold", the aesthetic forms of various virtual experiences and the digital adaptation of music and text developed at Koblenz Theatre in recent years will be used in combination. In addition, 20 audience members per performance will have the opportunity to experience the underwater world of the Rhine and the legendary Nibelheim in a special way using virtual reality in a specially created VR environment and become part of the production. In this way, these aesthetic worlds combine with the plot of the opera to create a Gesamtkunstwerk - perhaps entirely in the spirit of Richard Wagner.

Nico Wouterse, Wotan
Christoph Plessers, Donner
Piotr Gryniewicki, Froh
Tobias Haaks, Loge
Haruna Yamazaki, Fricka
Shinyoung Lee, Freia
Ezgi Kutlu, Erda
Lawson Anderson, Alberich
Nando Zickgraf, Mime
Tae-Oun Chung, Fasolt
Jongmin Lim, Fafner
Hannah Beutler, Woglinde
Michèle Silvestrini, Wellgunde
Danielle Rohr, Floßhilde

Marcus Merkel - Musical direction
Inga Schulte, Markus Dietze - Staging
Christof von Büren - Stage
Carolin Quirmbach - Costumes
Ulrich Stöcker - Creative Director (VR)
Britta Bischof - Dramaturgy (VR) and technical coordination
Andreas Wahlberg - Dramaturgy

Richard Wagner conceived "Das Rheingold" as a prelude to his four-part stage festival "Der Ring des Nibelungen". The Rheingold lays the thematic foundations for Wagner's epochal drama of humanity: Longing and love are pitted against violence and destruction, political action against social necessity. The egomaniacal behaviour of the (super)powerful inevitably leads to the downfall of the whole world. With its cast of mermaids, dwarves, giants and gods, "Rheingold" is at times like a timeless fantasy epic.

In this new production of "Das Rheingold", the aesthetic forms of various virtual experiences and the digital adaptation of music and text developed at Koblenz Theatre in recent years will be used in combination. In addition, 20 audience members per performance will have the opportunity to experience the underwater world of the Rhine and the legendary Nibelheim in a special way using virtual reality in a specially created VR environment and become part of the production. In this way, these aesthetic worlds combine with the plot of the opera to create a Gesamtkunstwerk - perhaps entirely in the spirit of Richard Wagner.

Nico Wouterse, Wotan
Christoph Plessers, Donner
Piotr Gryniewicki, Froh
Tobias Haaks, Loge
Haruna Yamazaki, Fricka
Shinyoung Lee, Freia
Ezgi Kutlu, Erda
Lawson Anderson, Alberich
Nando Zickgraf, Mime
Tae-Oun Chung, Fasolt
Jongmin Lim, Fafner
Hannah Beutler, Woglinde
Michèle Silvestrini, Wellgunde
Danielle Rohr, Floßhilde

Marcus Merkel - Musical direction
Inga Schulte, Markus Dietze - Staging
Christof von Büren - Stage
Carolin Quirmbach - Costumes
Ulrich Stöcker - Creative Director (VR)
Britta Bischof - Dramaturgy (VR) and technical coordination
Andreas Wahlberg - Dramaturgy

Richard Wagner conceived "Das Rheingold" as a prelude to his four-part stage festival "Der Ring des Nibelungen". The Rheingold lays the thematic foundations for Wagner's epochal drama of humanity: Longing and love are pitted against violence and destruction, political action against social necessity. The egomaniacal behaviour of the (super)powerful inevitably leads to the downfall of the whole world. With its cast of mermaids, dwarves, giants and gods, "Rheingold" is at times like a timeless fantasy epic.

In this new production of "Das Rheingold", the aesthetic forms of various virtual experiences and the digital adaptation of music and text developed at Koblenz Theatre in recent years will be used in combination. In addition, 20 audience members per performance will have the opportunity to experience the underwater world of the Rhine and the legendary Nibelheim in a special way using virtual reality in a specially created VR environment and become part of the production. In this way, these aesthetic worlds combine with the plot of the opera to create a Gesamtkunstwerk - perhaps entirely in the spirit of Richard Wagner.

Nico Wouterse, Wotan
Christoph Plessers, Donner
Piotr Gryniewicki, Froh
Tobias Haaks, Loge
Haruna Yamazaki, Fricka
Shinyoung Lee, Freia
Ezgi Kutlu, Erda
Lawson Anderson, Alberich
Nando Zickgraf, Mime
Tae-Oun Chung, Fasolt
Jongmin Lim, Fafner
Hannah Beutler, Woglinde
Michèle Silvestrini, Wellgunde
Danielle Rohr, Floßhilde

Marcus Merkel - Musical direction
Inga Schulte, Markus Dietze - Staging
Christof von Büren - Stage
Carolin Quirmbach - Costumes
Ulrich Stöcker - Creative Director (VR)
Britta Bischof - Dramaturgy (VR) and technical coordination
Andreas Wahlberg - Dramaturgy

Richard Wagner conceived "Das Rheingold" as a prelude to his four-part stage festival "Der Ring des Nibelungen". The Rheingold lays the thematic foundations for Wagner's epochal drama of humanity: Longing and love are pitted against violence and destruction, political action against social necessity. The egomaniacal behaviour of the (super)powerful inevitably leads to the downfall of the whole world. With its cast of mermaids, dwarves, giants and gods, "Rheingold" is at times like a timeless fantasy epic.

In this new production of "Das Rheingold", the aesthetic forms of various virtual experiences and the digital adaptation of music and text developed at Koblenz Theatre in recent years will be used in combination. In addition, 20 audience members per performance will have the opportunity to experience the underwater world of the Rhine and the legendary Nibelheim in a special way using virtual reality in a specially created VR environment and become part of the production. In this way, these aesthetic worlds combine with the plot of the opera to create a Gesamtkunstwerk - perhaps entirely in the spirit of Richard Wagner.

Nico Wouterse, Wotan
Christoph Plessers, Donner
Piotr Gryniewicki, Froh
Tobias Haaks, Loge
Haruna Yamazaki, Fricka
Shinyoung Lee, Freia
Ezgi Kutlu, Erda
Lawson Anderson, Alberich
Nando Zickgraf, Mime
Tae-Oun Chung, Fasolt
Jongmin Lim, Fafner
Hannah Beutler, Woglinde
Michèle Silvestrini, Wellgunde
Danielle Rohr, Floßhilde

Marcus Merkel - Musical direction
Inga Schulte, Markus Dietze - Staging
Christof von Büren - Stage
Carolin Quirmbach - Costumes
Ulrich Stöcker - Creative Director (VR)
Britta Bischof - Dramaturgy (VR) and technical coordination
Andreas Wahlberg - Dramaturgy

Richard Wagner conceived "Das Rheingold" as a prelude to his four-part stage festival "Der Ring des Nibelungen". The Rheingold lays the thematic foundations for Wagner's epochal drama of humanity: Longing and love are pitted against violence and destruction, political action against social necessity. The egomaniacal behaviour of the (super)powerful inevitably leads to the downfall of the whole world. With its cast of mermaids, dwarves, giants and gods, "Rheingold" is at times like a timeless fantasy epic.

In this new production of "Das Rheingold", the aesthetic forms of various virtual experiences and the digital adaptation of music and text developed at Koblenz Theatre in recent years will be used in combination. In addition, 20 audience members per performance will have the opportunity to experience the underwater world of the Rhine and the legendary Nibelheim in a special way using virtual reality in a specially created VR environment and become part of the production. In this way, these aesthetic worlds combine with the plot of the opera to create a Gesamtkunstwerk - perhaps entirely in the spirit of Richard Wagner.

Nico Wouterse, Wotan
Christoph Plessers, Donner
Piotr Gryniewicki, Froh
Tobias Haaks, Loge
Haruna Yamazaki, Fricka
Shinyoung Lee, Freia
Ezgi Kutlu, Erda
Lawson Anderson, Alberich
Nando Zickgraf, Mime
Tae-Oun Chung, Fasolt
Jongmin Lim, Fafner
Hannah Beutler, Woglinde
Michèle Silvestrini, Wellgunde
Danielle Rohr, Floßhilde

Marcus Merkel - Musical direction
Inga Schulte, Markus Dietze - Staging
Christof von Büren - Stage
Carolin Quirmbach - Costumes
Ulrich Stöcker - Creative Director (VR)
Britta Bischof - Dramaturgy (VR) and technical coordination
Andreas Wahlberg - Dramaturgy