Richard Wagner

The Ring of the Nibelung

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Overview

Duration: 2 hours (intermission after „The Valkyrie“)

The tetralogy in one evening with marionettes and human beings

German with explanations in English

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Abstract

The Marionette Theatre shows the monumental Nibelung tetralogy in condensed form and from a modern perspective, with Richard Wagner‘s powerful music. Man meets marionette, to narrate the myth in only two hours.

Cast

Musical Version: Philippe Brunner

Scenic Version: Philip von Maldeghem

Conception of Puppets: Gretl Aicher, Philippe Brunner

Production: Philip von Maldeghem

Co-directed by: Claudia Carus

Puppets, stage, costumes: Christian Floeren

Sculptor: Reinhard Feldinger

Light design: Eduard Stipsits

Dramaturgy: Astrid Großgasteiger

Puppeteers: Philippe Brunner, Vladimir Fediakov, Edouard Funck, Heide Hölzl, Maximilian Kiener, Emanuel Paulus, Philipp Schmidt, Eva Wiener, Ursula Winzer

Actors/Speakers: Tim Oberließen, Christiani Wetter

Singers: Oda Balsborg, Kurt Böhme, Régine Crespin, Helga Dernesch, Brigitte Fassbaender, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kirsten Flagstad, Werner Friedel, Claudia Hellmann, Hans Hotter, James King, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Kreppel, Paul Kuen, Berit Lindholm, Vera Little, George London, Christa Ludwig, Ira Malaniuk, Gustav Neidlinger, Birgit Nilsson, Hetty Plümacher, Vera Schlosser, Gerhard Stolze, Joan Sutherland, Set Svanholm, Marilyn Tyler, Eberhard Wächter, Claire Watson, Helen Watts, Wolfgang Windgassen