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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome from the Board Chairman 4
Welcome from the Executive Director 6
FEATURES
Director’s Note by Francesca Zambello 8
“I Have Seen the End of the World”: Experiencing The Ring 14
Wagner the Environmentalist? 20
The Evolution of Wagner’s Ring 22
The Washington Ring: A Decade in the Making 24
WNO Music Director Philippe Auguin on The Ring 26
Annotating The Ring 28
Perspectives on The Ring 31
Good Wishes from Plácido Domingo 37
THE RING EXPERIENCE
Ring Symposia
TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome from the Board Chairma
WELCOME FROM THE BOARD CHAIRMAN Dear Friends,
WELCOME FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Frie
DIRECTOR’S NOTE BY FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO The g
DIRECTOR’S NOTE The parallels of our own conte
FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO ON CREATING THE WORLD OF THE R
The Rhinegold, photo by Cory Weaver for San Franc
In his book The Nibelung’s Ring, Peter Bassett wr
EXPERIENCING THE RING LEITMOTIFS IN ACTION •
EXPERIENCING THE RING the doomed hero’s love.
WAGNER THE ENVIRONMENTALIST? Kip Cranna “From
her sister Waltraute): “If she [Brünnhilde] would
THE EVOLUTION OF WAGNER’S RING Kip Cranna Wag
The verse draft of the libretto for The Young Sie
THE WASHINGTON RING: A DECADE IN THE MAKING Kip C
Describing the San Francisco mounting of the prod
WNO MUSIC DIRECTOR PHILIPPE AUGUIN ON THE RING
interpretation and the technical mastery for the
ANNOTATING THE RING The writers in this sectio
Ever Stirs the Soul: Exploring Wagner’s Alchemy i
ANNOTATING THE RING On Ring Productions Richa
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Alan Held Wotan When
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Elizabeth Bish
Jacqueline Badger Mars Chairman, WNO Board of Tru
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Andrew Jorgensen WNO D
Bob and Jamie Craft Founding Patrons, Opera Legac
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Marsha LeBoeuf WNO Cos
GOOD WISHES FROM PLÁCIDO DOMINGO To all my dear
THE RING EXPERIENCE RING SYMPOSIA Curated and m
SPECIAL EVENTS PRE-PERFORMANCE INSIGHTS North Mi
THE RING EXPERIENCE LECTURE SERIES WITH SAUL LIL
IN THE GIFT SHOP Browse our Hall of States Gift
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art
SYNOPSIS THE RHINEGOLD SCENE 1 The opera opens
Conductor Philippe Auguin Director Francesca Zam
SYNOPSIS THE VALKYRIE Events between The Rhineg
Conductor Philippe Auguin Director Francesca Zam
SYNOPSIS SIEGFRIED Events between The Valkyrie
Conductor Philippe Auguin Director Francesca Zam
SYNOPSIS TWILIGHT OF THE GODS PROLOGUE The thre
Conductor Philippe Auguin Director Francesca Zam
THE WORLD OF THE RING THE GODS Erda Goddess of
Fricka Goddess of marriage ELIZABETH BISHOP THE
VIOLIN I Oleg Rylatko, Concertmaster Eric Lee, As
Tim Augustin Connie Coffelt Bailey James S. Baile
MEET THE ARTISTS French conductor
Verdi’s Messa da requiem with the South Dakota Sy
MEET THE ARTISTS Kentridge. He made his succes
Prince Galitsky in Prince Igor at the Metr
MEET THE ARTISTS A native of
in Vancouver Opera’s production of Rigoletto, Por
MEET THE ARTISTS debut with Florida Grand Oper
American soprano Lori Phillips
MEET THE ARTISTS mezzo soloist in Beethoven’s
Desk nomination), Awake and Sing, (Drama Desk Awa
MEET THE ARTISTS Women at San Francisco Opera,
and The Thomashefsky Project. She is co-director
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING
Jill Krynicki Assistant Stage Manager When did y
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Meagan Miller
Thomas Bagwell Assistant Conductor Have you seen
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Jamie Barton
Susan Robinson Principal Harp, WNO Orchestra Whe
PERSPECTIVES ON THE RING Arya Anoush Bal
Anne Ford-Coates Hair and Makeup Designer When d
DONORS Washington National Opera acknowledges t
BRÜNNHILDE The Home Depot Mr. and Mrs. John Larue
DONORS Sally Davidson Mr. Robert Dennis Peter
WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Offic
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Honorary Chairs Mrs. Michelle O
KENNEDY CENTER INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE ART
THE KENNEDY CENTER CIRCLES BOARD Co-Chairmen
CORPORATE FUND BOARD Chair David M. Cote Chairman
Corporate donors contributing $5,000 or more as o
Individual and Foundation donors contributing $1,
TRUSTEES’ CIRCLE The American Ireland Fund DC Com
Mrs. Cortright Wetherill, Jr. Howard Woolley PRO
Drs. Joanne and Frank Crantz Mr. and Mrs. Irvin L
Ellen and Roy Rosenthal Sander M. Bieber and
Nancy Marie Casper Ms. Clotilda B. Cassidy Dr. Jo
Robert E. Heggestad Ms. Sharon L. Heinle and
Ms. Alina M. Montano Mr. Don Montgomery Mr. Lynn
Sally and Bill Snyder Karen Sonneborn Ms. Maria S
AlliedSignal Inc. The Alvord Foundation Dr. Josep
Drs. Susan and Perry Klein Jerry Knoll Ms. Susan
Staff Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director Phil
CLASSIC. CONTEMPORARY. AMERICAN. Pho