Sir Simon Rattle conducts RHEINGOLD – 2004

Above: Anna Larsson (Erda) gives a wonderfully subtle interpretation in this concert performance of Wagner’s DAS RHEINGOLD at Baden-Baden, 2004. Sir Simon Rattle conducts a very impressive cast.

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CAST:
Sir Willard White – Wotan
Oleg Bryjak – Alberich
Kim Begley – Loge
Yvonne Naef – Fricka
Robbin Leggate – Mime
Geraldine McGreevy – Freia
Anna Larsson – Erda
James Rutherford – Donner
Timothy Robinson – Froh
Peter Rose – Fasolt
Robert Lloyd – Fafner
Kate Royal – Woglinde
Karen England – Wellgunde
Christine Rice – Flosshilde

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle

Baden-Baden, 2004