*** Reduced scoring by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ***

Richard Wagner’s extraordinary cycle of four operas, Der Ring des Nibelungen, is epic in every sense of the word. Its story revolves around the legendary quest for a magical ring that can grant power to rule the world, with gods, heroes, heroines and mythical characters becoming embroiled in a world of passionate emotions, hard-won triumphs, and the deepest of tragedies. Sofia Opera’s acclaimed productions bring Wagner’s shimmering and opulent vision to life in a spectacle that is thrilling from beginning to end in both its daring visual language and its overwhelming musical intensity.

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‘This video is enjoyable for its great music well performed with an acceptably reduced orchestra. The singing is quite good, and the sound and camera work are fine.’ – American Record Guide (Das Rheingold)

‘There is some very fine singing here. Martin Illiev is a magnificent Siegfried with a properly heroic tone and enviable stamina.’ – BBC Music Magazine (Siegfried)


Das Rheingold)
- Wotan: Nikolay Petrov
- Donner: Krastan Krastanov
- Froh: Miroslav Andreev
- Loge: Daniel Ostretsov
- Alberich: Biser Georgiev
- Mime: Krasimir Dinev
- Fasolt: Stefan Vladimirov
- Fafner: Petar Buchkov
- Fricka: Rumyana Petrova
- Freia: Veselina Vasileva
- Erda: Blagovesta Mekki-Tsvetkova
- Woglinde: Irina Zhekova
- Wellgunde: Dorotea Doroteeva
- Flosshilde: Tsveta Sarambelieva

Die Walküre
- Siegmund: Martin Iliev
- Hunding: Angel Hristov
- Wotan: Nikolay Petrov
- Sieglinde: Tsvetana Bandalovska
- Fricka: Rumyana Petrova
- Helmwige: Milena Gyurova
- Brünnhilde: Mariana Tzvetkova
- Ortlinde: Irina Zhekova
- Gerhilde: Lyubov Metodieva
- Waltraute: Dimitrinka Raycheva
- Siegrune: Mariela Aleksandrova
- Rossweisse: Tsveta Sarambelieva
- Grimgerde: Margarita Damyanova
- Schwertleite: Blagovesta Mekki–Tsvetkova

Siegfried
- Siegfried: Martin Iliev
- Mime: Krasimir Dinev
- Alberich: Biser Georgiev
- Wanderer / Wotan: Martin Tsonev
- Fafner: Petar Buchkov
- Erda: Rumyana Petrova
- Brünnhilde: Bayasgalan Dashnyam
- Forest Bird: Lyubov Metodieva

Götterdämmerung
- Siegfried: Kostadin Andreev
- Gunther: Atanas Mladenov
- Alberich: Biser Georgiev
- Hagen: Petar Buchkov
- Brünnhilde: Yordanka Derilova
- Gutrune: Tsvetana Bandalovska
- First Norn: Petya Tsoneva
- Second Norn: Dimitrinka Raycheva
- Third Norn: Flora Tarpomanova
- Waltraute: Tsveta Sarambelieva
- Woglinde: Milena Gyurova
- Wellgunde: Silvia Teneva
- Flosshilde: Dimitrinka Raycheva

Stage director: Plamen Kartaloff
Set and costume designer: Nikolay Panayotov
Light designers: Andrej Hajdinjak, Emil Dinkov