Halle/Sir Mark Elder - Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold

The latest in their highly regarded Wagner opera series, Hall� present the live recording of their acclaimed Bridgewater Hall performance. Das Rheingold stands as the Vorabend or 'Preliminary Evening' of Wagner�s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen, designed to be free of the traditional operatic concepts of aria and operatic chorus, and presented as the more epic B�hnenfestspiel or 'stage festival play', with the linking of dramatic elements through the use of musical motifs Recorded at the Bridgewater Hall, capturing all the drama of the acclaimed live performance. Produced by Hall�s award winning engineer Steve Portnoi. 'the Hall� were the stars, responsive to every nuance of Elder�s direction.' The Times on the Hall�s performance of Das Rheingold 'Elder�s interpretation combined lyricism with drama in a way that only the greatest Wagner conductors can realize.' Opera Magazine on the Hall�s performance of Das Rheingold