Das Rheingold October 4, 2010

A groundbreaking new production of Wagner's 'Das Rheingold,' the first installment in the composer's epic four-part cycle 'Der Ring des Nibelungen,' conducted by James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage, has been developed for the Metropolitan Opera's 2010-11 season. The new production, which relies on a complex set that uses advanced technology, is the most challenging staging the Met has ever produced. Bryn Terfel brings his much-anticipated portrayal of Wotan, lord of the gods, to the U.S. for the first time, and Stephanie Blythe makes her Met role debut as his wife, Fricka. Eric Owens adds a new role to his Met repertory as the evil Alberich, and Gerhard Siegel is Mime. The opera is sung in German with Met Titles in English, German and Spanish.