The Ring in Berlin
Wagner's epic Ring Cycle
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Conductor Philippe Jordan
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov
Conductor Philippe Jordan
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov
Dates & Prices
17 - 25 March 2024
£3695 per person (based on 2 people sharing)
Single Supplement £200
Deposit £1100
Accommodation
Westin Grand Hotel 5*
Including bed & breakfast
For eight nights
Estimated Group Size
Between 5 and 10 people
What's included
Tickets to all performances of the second Ring Cycle of 4 operas.
Opera talks for each performance
All entrance tickets to museums galleries etc
Two dinners at nearby restaurants
Opera suppers on three evenings
Two free days for sightseeing and optional trips
Additional nights are available.
Travellers are only advised to book travel once the tour is confirmed.
Travellers must hold full travel insurance and medical cover for the European Union and hold a passport with at least 6 months validity beyond the end of the tour.
Dmitri Tcherniakov's production of the Ring Zyklus is conducted by Philippe Jordan.
Spaces are limited for this small tour
Day 1
Meet at the Westin Grand Hotel on Friedrichstrasse close to the Gendarmenmarkt and the Museumsinsel. Unter den Linden is a few steps away, Dussmann's bookshop is close and the Brandenburg Gate a short walk.
There will be an evening drinks reception and a short introduction as we begin to immerse ourselves in the saga over the next few evenings. Dinner will be at Lutter and Wegner, once the haunt of E.T.A Hoffmann.
Day 2
The day begins with a short talk on Wagner's Ring before some free time for sight seeing and orientation. We gather for the evening performance at the Staatsoper, close to the hotel, at 18h00.
Das Rheingold
WOTAN Tomasz Konieczny DONNER Roman Trekel
FROH Siyabonga Maqungo LOGE Rolando Villazón
ALBERICH Johannes Martin Kränzle
MIME Stephan Rügamer FASOLT Matthew Rose
FAFNER Peter Rose FRICKA Claudia Mahnke
FREIA Anett Fritsch ERDA Anna Kissjudit
WOGLINDE Evelin Novak WELLGUNDE Natalia Skrycka FLOSSHILDE Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein
Day 3
As Museums re-open for the week, we make our first visit to the stupendous collections of the Museums Insel.
The afternoon is free before the evening performance
Die Walkure
SIEGMUND Robert Watson SIEGLINDE Vida Miknevičiūtė HUNDING René Pape
WOTAN Tomasz Konieczny BRÜNNHILDE Anja Kampe FRICKA Claudia Mahnke GERHILDE
Clara Nadeshdin HELMWIGE Christiane Kohl
WALTRAUTE Michal Doron SCHWERTLEITE
Alexandra Ionis ORTLINDE Anna Samuil
SIEGRUNE Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein
GRIMGERDE Aytaj Shikhalizada
ROSSWEISSE Anna Kissjudit
Day 4
Today we visit the Gemaldegalerie - a superb collection of old masters.
A walking tour of the city can be arranged. Free time for sightseeing and atmosphere. The evening is free.
Day 5
We return to the Museums Insel for more time amongst the splendid collections.
Siegfried
SIEGFRIED Andreas Schager MIMEStephan Rügamer DER WANDERER Tomasz Konieczny
ALBERICH Johannes Martin Kränzle
FAFNER Peter Rose ERDA Anna Kissjudit
BRÜNNHILDE Anja Kampe
STIMME DES WALDVOGELS Victoria Randem
Day 6
Today we visit Potsdam and the Sanssouci Palace.
An optional performance of the ballet Giselle, by Adolphe Adam, (Staatsoper) may be available in the evening.
Day 7
A free day for sightseeing and enjoyment. An evening performance of The Queen of Spades, by Tchaikovsky, may be available at Deutsche Oper
Day 8
The final of the Ring Cycle arrives.
Gotterdammerung
SIEGFRIED Andreas Schager GUNTHER Roman Trekel ALBERICH Johannes Martin Kränzle
HAGEN Stephen Milling BRÜNNHILDE Anja Kampe
GUTRUNE Mandy Fredrich WALTRAUTE Violeta Urmana 1. NORN Marina Prudenskaya 2. NORN
Kristina Stanek 3. NORN Anna Samuil
WOGLINDE Evelin Novak WELLGUNDE Natalia Skrycka FLOSSHILDE Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein
Day 9
The tour ends in them morning after breakfast. Your tour manager will be on hand to assist.
We recommend travel to Berlin from the airport by train - a good service runs to the nearby Friedrichstrasse station, or it is possible to travel by taxi throughout.