Regents Opera Ring Cycle
2022-2025
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Der Ring des Nibelugen
“Regents Opera’s lean and mean Wagner packs a punch” — THE GUARDIAN
“Is this slimmed down Wagner the future of opera?” — THE TIMES
“Fringe Opera at its greatest” — OPERA NOW
Das Rheingold
November 2022
Sunday 13th at 5pm, Thursday 17th at 7pm, Saturday 19th at 7pm
The Grand Temple, Freemasons' Hall, London WC2B 5AZ
Regents Opera presents Das Rheingold in an arrangement for 18 piece orchestra by Ben Woodward
Conductor: Ben Woodward
Director: Caroline Staunton
Cast:
- Woglinde: Jillian Finnamore
- Wellgunde: Justine Viani
- Flosshilde: Mae Heydorn
- Alberich: Oliver Gibbs
- Wotan: Keel Watson
- Fricka: Ingeborg Børch
- Loge: James Schouten
- Donner: Andrew Mayor
- Freia: Charlotte Richardson
- Froh: Calvin Lee
- Mime: Holden Madagame
- Fasolt: Henry Grant Kerswell
- Fafner: Craig Lemont Walters
- Erda: Mae Heydorn
Team:
- Ben Woodward: Music Director and Conductor
- Caroline Staunton: Director
- Sarah Heenan: Executive Producer
Die Walküre
May 2023
Sunday 21st, Tuesday 23rd, Saturday 27th
Freemasons Hall, London, WC2B 5AZ
Regents Opera presents Die Walküre in an arrangement for 21 piece orchestra by Ben Woodward
Conductor: Ben Woodward
Director: Caroline Staunton
Cast:
- Siegmund: Brian Smith Walters
- Sieglinde: Justine Viani
- Hunding: Gerrit Paul Groen
- Wotan: Keel Watson
- Fricka: Ingeborg Børch
- Brünnhilde: Catharine Woodward
- Gerhilde: Charlotte Richardson
- Helmwige: Shannon Roberts
- Ortlinde: Philippa Boyle
- Waltraute: Catherine Backhouse
- Schwertleite: Gráinne Gillis
- Siegrune: Magdalen Ashman
- Grimgerde: Grace Maria Wain
- Rossweisse: Caroline Carragher
Team:
- Ben Woodward: Music Director and Conductor
- Caroline Staunton: Director
- Sarah Heenan: Executive Producer
- Production Manager: Adam Smith
- Isabella Van Braeckel: Designer
- Keiko Sumida: Assistant Director
- Amy Moore: Stage Manager
- Mitch Broomhead: Lighting Design
- John Paul Jennings: Assistant Conductor
- Paul Plummer: Studienleiter/Repetiteur/Proofreader
- Costume Supervisor: Cieranne Kennedy-Bell
- Hair & Makeup Designer: Tabitha Mei Bo Ali
- Hair and Makeup Artists: Bella Anselmo, Viv Melo
Ring Cycle
February - March 2025
York Hall, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9PJ
Regents Opera presents Der Ring des Nibelungen in an arrangement for 21 piece orchestra by Ben Woodward
Conductor: Ben Woodward
Director: Caroline Staunton
Ring Cycle 1
- Das Rheingold - Sunday, 9th February, 17:00
- Die Walküre - Tuesday, 11th February, 17:00
- Siegfried - Thursday, 13th February, 17:00
- Götterdämmerung - Sunday, 16th February, 15:00
Extra Götterdämmerung
- Götterdämmerung 3 - Thursday, 20th February, 17:00
Ring Cycle 2
- Das Rheingold - Sunday, 23rd February, 17:00
- Die Walküre - Tuesday, 25th February, 17:00
- Siegfried - Thursday, 27th February, 17:00
- Götterdämmerung - Sunday, 2nd March, 15:00
Das Rheingold Cast:
- Woglinde: Jillian Finnamore
- Wellgunde: Justine Viani
- Flosshilde: Mae Heydorn
- Alberich: Oliver Gibbs
- Wotan: Ralf Lukas
- Fricka: Ingeborg Børch
- Loge: James Schouten
- Donner: Andrew Mayor
- Freia: Charlotte Richardson
- Froh: Calvin Lee
- Mime: Holden Madagame
- Fasolt: Henry Grant Kerswell
- Fafner: Craig Lemont Walters
- Erda: Mae Heydorn
Die Walküre Cast:
- Siegmund: Brian Smith Walters
- Sieglinde: Justine Viani
- Hunding: Gerrit Paul Groen
- Wotan: Ralf Lukas
- Fricka: Ingeborg Børch
- Brünnhilde: Catharine Woodward
- Gerhilde: Charlotte Richardson
- Helmwige: Shannon Roberts
- Ortlinde: Ella de Jongh
- Waltraute: Catherine Backhouse
- Schwertleite: Gráinne Gillis
- Siegrune: Magdalen Ashman
- Grimgerde: Grace Maria Wain
- Rossweisse: Caroline Carragher
Siegfried Cast:
- Siegfried: Peter Furlong
- Mime: Holden Madagame
- Wanderer: Ralf Lukas
- Fafner: Craig Lemont Walters
- Alberich: Oliver Gibbs
- Woodbird: Corinne Hart
- Brünnhilde: Catharine Woodward
- Erda: Mae Heydorn
Götterdämmerung Cast:
- Norn 1: Ingeborg Børch
- Norn 2: Mae Heydorn
- Norn 3: Jillian Finnamore
- Siegfried: Peter Furlong
- Brünnhilde: Catharine Woodward
- Hagen: Simon Wilding
- Gunther: Andrew Mayor
- Gutrune: Justine Viani
- Alberich: Oliver Gibbs
- Woglinde: Jillian Finnamore
- Wellgunde: Elizabeth Findon
- Flosshilde: Mae Heydorn
- Waltraute: Catherine Backhouse
Team:
- Ben Woodward: Music Director and Conductor
- Caroline Staunton: Director
- CJ Heaver: Producer
Siegfried
Feb 2024
Sunday 4th, Wednesday 7th, Saturday 10th
Freemasons Hall, London, WC2B 5AZ
Regents Opera presents Siegfried in an arrangement for 18 piece orchestra by Ben Woodward
Conductor: Ben Woodward
Director: Caroline Staunton
Cast:
- Siegfried: Peter Furlong
- Mime: Holden Madagame
- Wanderer: Ralf Lukas
- Fafner: Craig Lemont Walters
- Alberich: Oliver Gibbs
- Woodbird: Corinne Hart
- Brünnhilde: Catharine Woodward
- Erda: Mae Heydorn
Team:
- Ben Woodward: Music Director and Conductor
- Caroline Staunton: Director
- Sarah Heenan: Executive Producer
Support our 2025 Ring Cycle and the future of Regents Opera
This ambitious project, staged at the historic York Hall in London, promises to be a landmark event in the cultural calendar. Under the new arrangement by our Artistic Director, Ben Woodward, for 21 players and directed by Caroline Staunton, this production will bring a fresh and exciting perspective to Wagner’s epic masterpiece. We invite you to join us in bringing this extraordinary vision to life through your generous philanthropic support.
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