The Ring

Wagner's giant work for big and small. Who will save humankind and love when the struggle for the magic ring thunders from the gods' stronghold to the depths of the underworld? Experience an unforgettable musical adventure populated by gods, Valkyries and dwarves in this family version of Richard Wagner's opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Here four operas are fused into one story of friendship and power, and of what happens when power ends up in the wrong hands. The Ring offers 7-12-year-olds and their families a fairytale first experience of Wagner's classic masterpiece. The production was created by Det Lille Teater and Copenhagen Opera Festival and co-produced by Den Jyske Opera. Plot: At the beginning of all things, Erda creates the world - including the enchanted Rhinegold. One day the black elf Alberich discovers the gold in a river. He steals it and forges it into a ring that gives him all the power in the world. The Valkyrie Brünnhilde wants the gold back so that everything can be good again. She meets the boy Siegfried, and together they go to Valhalla and ask Brünnhilde's father, the god Wotan, for advice. When Wotan hears of the ring's power, he becomes power-hungry and decides to steal it himself. In the end Brünnhilde brings the ring back to the river, where it belongs. Target group: 7-12-year-olds. Programme: Wagner / Der Ring des Nibelungen (family version)

• Sigurd Thomasen
• Sofie Topp Christensen
• Kirsten Voss Petersen
• Steffen Bruun

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