opera australia

the Melbourne ring CyCle 2013

Journey to another world18 noveMber – 13 deCeMber

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“It is perhaps the greatest single work of the human imagin-ation.” Neil Armfield

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ConductorRichard MillsDirectorNeil ArmfieldSet DesignerRobert CousinsCostume DesignerAlice BabidgeLighting DesignerDamien CooperAssociate ConductorAnthony LeggeAssociate DirectorKate Champion

The Thing AbouT The Ring

“It’s impossible to define the meaning of the Ring. It changes meaning as the human race grows older. It’s like a mirror in which we see ourselves and we see the state of humanity in all its power and complexity.

So, although the story can be seen as a triumph of self-sacrifice and love, or in another sense, as an allegory of destructive greed and power, it is finally impossible to encapsulate its meaning in words. But one can say that Das Rheingold is a conversation, Die Walküre is a poem of the emotions, Siegfried is a fantastic narrative and Götterdämmerung is a human and divine story set in a cosmological framework. And equally, each moment of the Ring is dialogue, poetry, narrative and cosmos.

As the story unfolds through music, I find that Wagner’s Ring cycle is also an essay on the flux and the power and the ultimate mystery of time. It has a glimpse of the eternal world that is impossible to encapsulate in mortal phrases.”

Richard MillsConductor

An AusTRAliAn sToRy

“At the start of the Ring cycle Alberich wrenches from the river the means by which wealth (and therefore power) can be forged. At the end of the tetralogy, some sixteen hours later, as a great fire consumes the vanities of both Earth and Valhalla, the waters of that river rise and inundate the land in a great flood that washes all before it.

At the start of the 21st Century, as we witness the ominous signs of our own world lurching towards fire and flood as the resources of the planet are exhausted in a spiralling vortex of greed and human vanity, Wagner’s epic poem resounds with new and urgent meaning.

The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013 will be about our world, a history in which we are all complicit.

The production will seek to reveal the work in all its devastating beauty; to understand and play within the reach of Wagner’s metaphors; to underline the humanity of his characters and the complexity of their motivations. But most of all to release the overwhelming glory of his music: the stream, the torrent, in which all of his meanings are born.

I have been working in the theatre for thirty-two years, twenty-five of them on the opera stage. I have never faced a challenge that comes anywhere near the challenges of the Ring. It is perhaps the greatest single work of the human imagination. I hope to bring to it simplicity and clarity, a playful love of story, a meaningful sense of spectacle, and an utterly ravishing theatricality. Wish us courage, wisdom, and fortitude!

I look forward to seeing you there.”

Neil Armfield Director

MelbouRne Ring oRchesTRA

The Ring cycle requires an orchestra of epic proportions with more than 100 players. The orchestra for the Melbourne Ring Cycle will be the Melbourne Ring Orchestra, which will feature players from Orchestra Victoria, as well as special guest musicians from the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and other major orchestras from around Australia.

“Our city is no stranger to major cultural events – we pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of our arts festivals, our major exhibitions and our year-round offering of music, opera, theatre and dance. We are therefore excited to rise to the challenge of presenting what is perhaps the most ambitious and revered work of Western culture. An epic undertaking in every sense. With Australia’s best opera stage, a stellar creative team, the finest Australian and international talent and a superb orchestra, the Melbourne Ring Cycle will be a once in a lifetime event. The Ring has captured the imagination of audiences throughout generations and around the world. The Melbourne Ring Cycle will continue this great tradition in 2013 – Wagner’s bicentenary year. The Victorian Government is proud to be partnering with Opera Australia, Houston Grand Opera and philanthropists Maureen and Tony Wheeler to present this new production of the Ring in Melbourne. I look forward to welcoming you to this special event. “ Ted Baillieu MLAPremier and Minister for the Arts

“We invite you to share in Opera Australia’s adventure through one of the greatest works of art in the history of western music: Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle.This monumental under-taking is a journey of epic proportions through intellectual and emotional challenges that are central to the human experience.

We hope that you will be inspired to join us on this landmark journey as we set forth to perform the Ring as its creator intended – in its entirety over the course of eight days.

Leading an inspired cast of outstanding Wagnerian artists from around the world is the acclaimed Australian director Neil Armfield, conductor Richard Mills and designer Robert Cousins.

We look forward to your company on our journey toward the Ring in Melbourne in 2013.”

Lyndon TerraciniArtistic DirectorOpera Australia

“Melbourne has been rated one of the world’s most liveable cities, which is very nice. ‘Liveable’ like ‘nice’ sounds a bit boring, which Melbourne emphatically is not. There is so much more to our city on the bay with its vibrant cultural scene and festivals celebrating food, wine, comedy, fashion, literature and every sporting event you can imagine. In 2013 we will add to the repertoire opera’s major event, the Melbourne Ring Cycle, and for me this is the realisation of a dream.

I have never failed tobe moved by this amazingwork and am thrilled that Opera Australia will be performing the Ring in 2013, Wagner’s bicentenary. To go to a Ring cycle and not be jet-lagged, and to entice friends from all over the world to discover Melbourne for themselves, is a dream come true.”

Maureen WheelerPrincipal Supporter of the Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013

“I have never failed to be moved by this amazing work.”Maureen Wheeler

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the ring of the nibelung

das rheingold PART 1

The Ring cycle opens with this magnificent prelude. In the space of a single, majestic, two-and-a-half-hour musical span, Wagner immerses you in a mysterious, primordial world of scheming gods, misshapen dwarfs, alluring maidens and fearsome monsters. The struggle for power and wealth in Das Rheingold irrevocably alters the order of the universe and determines the course of the entire saga. Spurned by the three beautiful Rhinemaidens, the Nibelung dwarf Alberich steals their gold and forges it into a ring that gives unlimited power to its wearer. When Wotan, the lord of the gods, steals the ring, Alberich curses it and all who wear it.

Finnish bass-baritone and rising star Juha Uusitalo is the imposing Wotan, Australian Wagnerian stalwart John Wegner plays the evil Alberich and English tenor Richard Berkeley-Steele is the wily Loge, the god of fire, who convinces Wotan to steal the ring, setting off the fateful chain of events that are only resolved at the end of Götterdämerung.

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Wotan Juha UusitaloDonner Warwick FyfeFroh Andrew Brunsdonloge Richard Berkeley–SteeleFricka Jacqueline DarkFreia Hyeseoung Kwonerda Deborah HumbleWoglinde Lorina GoreWellgunde Jane Ede Flosshilde Dominica MatthewsAlberich John WegnerMime Graeme MacfarlaneFasolt Daniel SumegiFafner Shane Lowrencev

evenings at 7pmnovember 18, 27, December 6Running Time: Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes.

die walküre PART 2

The second opera in the Ring cycle holds special appeal for audiences with its dramatic power and remarkable music, including the famous ‘Ride of the Valkyries’. After Das Rheingold’s rarefied realm of gods, monsters and nature spirits, in Die Walküre Wagner plunges headlong into the highly emotional world of humanity.

Love animates the actions of all the leading characters: Wotan, who wants to protect his children but is forced to forsake them, his twin offspring Siegmund and Sieglinde who fall passionately in love and his warrior daughter Brünnhilde who defies Wotan by trying to protect the twins. He punishes her by stripping her of her immortality and putting her to sleep surrounded by a wall of flames that only the greatest hero can brave.

Juha Uusitalo returns as Wotan, English soprano Susan Bullock makes her first appearance as Brünnhilde and internationally-renowned Australian singers – tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Miriam Gordon-Stewart – are the passionate lover-siblings Siegmund and Sieglinde.

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Wotan Juha UusitaloFricka Jacqueline Darksiegmund Stuart Skeltonsieglinde Miriam Gordon-Stewarthunding Jud Arthurbrünnhilde Susan Bullockgerhilde Anke Höppnerortlinde Meryln QuaifeWaltraute Deborah Humbleschwertleite Dominica Matthewshelmwige Hyeseoung Kwonsiegrune Sian Pendrygrimgerde Elizabeth CampbellRossweisse Roxane Hislop

evenings at 5:00pmnovember 20, 29, December 9Running Time: 5 hours and 30 minutes, including two intervals:1 hour and 15 minutes, 30 minutes.

siegfriedPART 3

The Ring cycle’s third opera is intensely focused on the fortunes of a single figure. Siegfried charts the rise of the son of Siegmund and Sieglinde into the greatest hero of the age.

Following Sieglinde’s death, Siegfried has been raised by the dwarf Mime, brother of Alberich. Although Mime loathes Siegfried, he hopes Siegfried will kill the dragon Fafner, guardian of the all-powerful ring. Instead, Siegfried kills both Fafner and Mime, claims the ring for himself and sets off to find the sleeping Brünnhilde. Siegfried braves the flames, wakes her with a kiss and the two declare their powerful feelings of love in one of the most thrilling and extended love duets in all opera.

American tenor Gary Lehmann is the mighty hero Siegfried, English soprano Susan Bullock returns as Brünnhilde and Finnish bass-baritone Juha Uusitalo makes his final appearance in the cycle as The Wanderer.

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siegfried Gary Lehmannbrünnhilde Susan Bullockerda Deborah HumbleMime Graeme Macfarlane Der Wanderer Juha UusitaloAlberich John WegnerFafner Shane LowrencevForest bird Taryn Fiebig

evenings at 5:00pmnovember 22, December 2, 11Running Time: 5 hours and 40 minutes including 2 intervals:1 hour and 15 minutes, 30 minutes.

götterdÄMerung PART 4

The Ring cycle reaches its devastating finale in Götterdämerung’s tale of treachery and destruction.

All seems lost after love is betrayed by naked ambition and villains outsmart heroes. Siegfried is unwittingly ensnared in a plot by Gunther and Gutrune and their half-brother, who wants the ring for himself. Siegfried drinks a magic potion that makes him forget Brünnhilde and fall in love with Gutrune. Enraged by his infidelity, Brünnhilde joins forces with Hagen, who murders Siegfried. However, on discovering the truth about Siegfried’s betrayal, Brünnhilde takes drastic action. In her Immolation Scene, she redeems the world by leaping into Siegfried’s funeral pyre and returning the ring to its rightful owners. The Rhinemaidens joyfully reclaim their gold, drag Hagen into the depths and the old world order is swept away by flood and fire.

American tenor Gary Lehmann and English soprano Susan Bullock are the star-crossed lovers Siegfried and Brünnhilde, and Australian bass-baritone Daniel Sumegi is the malevolent Hagen.

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siegfried Gary Lehmann gunther Barry RyanAlberich John Wegner hagen Daniel Sumegibrünnhilde Susan Bullockgutrune Sharon PreroWaltraute Deborah HumbleWoglinde Lorina GoreWellgunde Jane EdeFlosshilde Dominica MatthewsFirst norn Elizabeth Campbellsecond norn Jacqueline DarkThird norn Anke Höppner

Afternoons at 4:00pmnovember 25, December 4, 13Running Time: 6 hours including 2 intervals:1 hour and 30 minutes, 35 minutes.

A mysterious, primordial world of scheming gods, misshapen dwarfs, alluring maidens and fearsome monsters.

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the Melbourne story

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Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a musical genius whose operas changed the course of music. In their unprecedented emotional intensity and profound innovations in harmony, tonality and melody, they laid the foundation for 20th Century classical music.

2013 is the two hundredth anniversary of Wagner’s birth. To celebrate his bicentenary, Opera Australia is presenting its first-ever Ring cycle at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Twenty-six years in the making (1848-1874), his four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelung is both spectacular and deeply moving. Watching a great production of this visionary masterpiece is a life-changing experience.

At its heart, however, the Ring is a powerful, compelling drama. Its narrative arc takes you through a rugged mythological landscape where immortals and humans fall in love and fight over power and wealth. Their destinies and the future of the world are determined by the fate of the eponymous ring.

To tell his story through the music, Wagner created a system of leitmotifs or musical themes representing characters, things or ideas. These leitmotifs are continually developed and transformed throughout the four operas in a remarkably inventive and beautiful way.

The ideas and emotions embodied in the four-opera saga are at once eternal and contemporary. So the Melbourne Ring Cycle will be distinctly Australian in spirit and outlook – respectful of the work’s historical importance yet boldly responding to it with customary antipodean freshness.

Be there in Melbourne when the curtain goes up on the Melbourne Ring Cycle.

A musical genius whose operas changed the course of music.

When Wagner’s complete Ring cycle was first staged in 1876, Melbourne was already one of the great cities of the world. Dubbed Marvellous Melbourne, European visitors were amazed by this vibrant, sophisticated southern hemisphere metropolis. By the time of Wagner’s death in 1883, Melbourne was the second-largest city in the British Empire.

Today, Melbourne continues to astound and delight. Regularly voted one of the world’s most livable cities, its unique mix of heritage ambience and contemporary style pays respect to the past while boldly looking to the future.

You can marvel at the grand Victorian and art deco buildings nestling alongside inventive, cutting-edge architecture. You can explore hidden laneways and sweeping boulevards offering exquisite restaurants, cool wine-bars and cafes, hip fashion boutiques and Australia’s most elegant and enticing shopping experiences. You can even escape on an indulgent, short-break getaway to the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Daylesford or one of the many other gems in Melbourne’s backyard.

But Melbourne is also a city where ideas and artists really matter. As Australia’s cultural capital and home to one of the largest stages in the world, Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre is the perfect venue for Opera Australia’s first-ever Ring cycle.

In 2013, make a special journey to Melbourne and immerse yourself in the magical world of Wagner’s Ring cycle. And while you’re there, experience the rich variety of wonders this great city has to offer. With Melbourne playing host to a genuinely Australian Ring cycle, Wagner’s masterpiece has found its rightful antipodean home.

Wagner’s masterpiece has found its rightful antipodean home.

The Melbourne Ring Cycle is a special event and not part of Opera Australia’s regular season. Each Ring cycle is sold as a 4-opera series, and tickets are available for complete 4-performance cycles only.

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The Ring cycle 2013 DATes

CyCle 1 CyCle 2 CyCle 3

Das Rheingold 7pm

MondayNovember 18

7pmWednesday

November 27

7pmFriday

December 6

Die Walküre5pm

WednesdayNovember 20

5pmFriday

November 29

5pmMonday

December 9

Siegfried5pm

FridayNovember 22

5pmMonday

December 2

5pmWednesday

December 11

Götterdämmerung4pm

MondayNovember 25

4pmWednesdayDecember 4

4pmFriday

December 13

Premium A Res b Res c Res

Full PRice $2000 $1600 $1200 $1000

by MAilFill in the attached form with your personal details, preferred cycle and your payment details and post it back to: Opera Australia, Reply Paid 389 South Melbourne, VIC 3205

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how to book

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appliCation for tiCkets

Please note this is an application for tickets and not a guarantee that we will be able to fulfill your order. If we are unable to satisfy your first or second choice, we will contact you to discuss alternatives.

The MelbouRne Ring cycle 2013

seCtion 1 — your personal details

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Preferences cycle

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numberof seats

seatingReserve

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arts Centre Melbourne

• Eachoperaissoldasafour-operaseries,andticketsareavailableforcompletefour-performancesonly.

Arts Centre Melbourne is Australia’s largest performing arts centre and the focal point of Melbourne’s cultural precinct. Its annual self-presented program includes an international series, local collaborations, and performances for all ages, and its Performing Arts Collection is Australia’s largest and most important collection of its kind. Each year it hosts the seasons of the national and state music, opera, theatre and dance companies.

The Melbourne Ring Cycle will be performed in the State Theatre, the largest lyric theatre stage in the Southern Hemisphere. State-of-the-art and renowned for its luxurious interiors, it is being further enhanced with the expansion of the orchestra pit to accommodate up to 110 musicians. This new flexibility will enable performances of a scale and variety that cannot be staged anywhere else in Australia, with the Melbourne Ring Cycle the first to reveal the thrilling full-sized Wagnerian orchestral sound.

Dining

To complete your Ring cycle experience, Arts Centre Melbourne has enlisted a culinary team, including some of Melbourne’s top chefs, to create seasonal menus that showcase the best of Victorian produce. From decadent dining to simple, yet delicious, picnic baskets, our dining packages are designed to suit every budget and taste.

Arts Centre Melbourne’s Ring cycle dining has been uniquely designed with each opera in mind. And to ensure you have an enjoyable experience, our dedicated team of ushers will effortlessly guide you from the opera to the dining venue and back again. Our aim is to ensure you can relax and delight in your combined dining and opera experience.

For more information, please visitartscentremelbourne.com.au

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insTAlMenTs

Tickets for the Melbourne Ring Cycle can be paid by two instalments. Instalments are only available by credit card for those customers whose ticket applications are received by 31 August 2012.The first payment will be processed on receipt of your booking. The remaining instalment will be charged to the same card on 1 October 2012. Instalments will incur a $40 fee per booking.

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All prices include GST where applicable.

TicKeT eXchAnges

There will be no ticket exchanges or refunds available.

losT TicKeTs

Replacement tickets can be arranged by calling (03) 9685 3700 prior to the performance and can only be collected from the Opera Australia Customer Service Desk at Arts Centre Melbourne immediately prior to the performance.

suRTiTle VieWing

A small number of seats have restricted viewing of surtitles. Please indicate on your booking form whether you require seats with a surtitle view.

WheelchAiR Access

Please indicate on your booking form if you require a wheelchair space and access. Call Opera Australia Customer Services on (03) 9685 3700 for more details.

cusToMeR seRVice DesK

Opera Australia’s Customer Service Desk, located inside Arts Centre Melbourne’s Box Office foyer, opens 1 hour before each performance to assist with ticket enquiries.

ADMission

All patrons are bound by Opera Australia’s Terms and Conditions of Sale (see below).

PeRFoRMAnce AnD cAsT DeTAils

All details in this brochure are correct at time of publication and are subject to change. Refer to melbourneringcycle.com.au for full performance and cast details.

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Public Transport

Arts Centre Melbourne is easily reached by many buses and trains. It’s just a few minutes’ walk from Flinders Street Station, or you can take any tram along St Kilda Road – Arts Centre Melbourne is stop number 14. There is also the free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle which runs in a loop through Melbourne’s CBD every 15 minutes, and stops at the corner of Southbank Boulevard and Kavanagh Street (Stop 10). Driving

If you want to drive, Arts Centre Melbourne’s car park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Taxis

Taxis can drop off passengers at Arts Centre Melbourne and can usually be hailed from the taxi rank directly outside the front entrance.

general inforMation

The Melbourne Ring Cycle is a special event and not part of Opera Australia’s usual subscription season.

Each Ring cycle is sold as a 4-opera series, and tickets are available for complete 4-performance cycles only.All prices advertised are for complete four-performance cycles, and include GST where applicable.

Concessions are not available. Exchanges are not available. Due to the unique nature of this event, seating reserves will differ from those of standard Opera Australia Seasons.

Payment by cheque, money orderor credit card must accompanyyour Ring cycle ticket application.

Your payment will equal the amount due for your first choice of tickets. Your cheque or money order will be banked, or credit card will be debited, on receipt of your application.

Customers whose ticket applications are received by 31 August 2012 can choose to pay for their tickets by instalments. We can only accept instalments for payments made by credit card. Instalments will be debited from your credit card as follows:• 50% upon receipt of application for tickets• 50% on 1 October, 2012

Customers paying by instalmentswill be charged an instalmentfee of $40 per booking.

Opera Australia will do its best to satisfy your application, however, allocation of tickets is subject to availability.

Should Opera Australia be unable to satisfy your first or second choice, we will contact you to discuss alternatives, or arrange a refund. We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 7 days by email (if you have provided an email address to us). We will then send you confirmation of your cycle and seating reserve within 8 weeks of receiving your application.

Fully paid tickets will be mailed in July 2013. Requests received after 31 July 2013 will be fulfilled as quickly as possible, depending on availability.

Ring cycle tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

A full version of the general terms and conditions applying to the purchase of tickets to Opera Australia performances and about Opera Australia’s privacy policy can be viewed at:

www.opera-australia.org.au/aboutus/opera_australia/policies#Ticketing

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the ring CyClebooking forM

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Presenting the Ring is an enormous under-taking and one that would be impossible without the generous support of donors to our Ring Leader program. We invite you to donate and play your own important role in the Melbourne Ring Cycle for 2013.

Ring Leaders will be given access to priority tickets and a range of benefits in accordance with each Ring Leader level. These include entry to the Ring Theatre Lounge, exclusive insights and behind the scenes experiences as well as Artist Sponsorships for the Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013.

For more information about donating to the Melbourne Ring Cycle visit melbourneringcycle.com.au

If you would like to discuss becoming a Ring Leader and the associated benefits in further detail please call: Sally Percival in Melbourne 03 9685 3752 or email: sally.percival@opera-australia.org.au or Georgie Curran in Sydney 02 9318 8220 or email: georgie.curran@opera-australia.org.au

donate to the ring

travel paCkages to the ringExclusive 8-night travel packages for each Ring cycle are available from Renaissance Tours, travel partner of Opera Australia.

Choose from a wide selection of five, four or three-star hotels, suite-hotels and self-contained apartments in the CBD, Southbank, St Kilda Road and South Yarra.

8 nights from AUD$1,070 per person, twin-share, including daily breakfast, special welcome reception and priority booking service for interval dining and sightseeing tours.

For further information visit renaissancetours.com.au/opera or telephone toll-free 1300 727 095 (within Australia) or 0800 403 621 (from New Zealand).

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