Overview
"Oil is the equivalent of what used to be gold. A luxury that we cannot eat," explained director Frank Castorf in an interview, outlining one of the key ideas behind his production of the Ring at Bayreuth. In the final part of the tetralogy, the wild journey ventures to the Buna chemical plants in Schkopau and to New York's Wall Street, among other places. Inspired by the aesthetic of Hollywood B movies, the production was first met with disapproval but grew to gain many supporters over the years.
Director and cast
- Stefan Vinke as Siegfried
- Markus Eiche as Gunther
- Albert Dohmen as Alberich
- Albert Pesendorfer as Hagen
- Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde
- Allison Oakes as Gutrune
- Marina Prudenskaya as Waltraute
- Wiebke Lehmkuhl as Erste Norn / Flosshilde
- Stephanie Houtzeel as Zweite Norn / Wellgunde
- Christiane Kohl as Dritte Norn
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