Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko, Christian Gerhaher, Gihoon Kim, Thomas Atkins, Brenton Ryan, Leigh Melrose, Thomas Cilluffo, Patrick Guetti, Le Bu, Catriona Morison, Sarah Brady, Jasmin White, Louise Foor, Yajie Zhang, Jess Dandy

Only those who renounce love can harness the golden ring’s power. Das Rheingold, the opening of Richard Wagner’s monumental cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, launches a dark tale of power and its abuse, love and intrigue. Wagner’s music depicts the dramatic action as vividly as it does the protagnoists’ inner conflicts. With a staged performance of Das Rheingold, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko open the Salzburg Easter Festival; a concert performance of the work at the Philharmonie Berlin follows. Christian Gerhaher makes his role debut as Wotan, the troubled god in charge.