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Running Times: Doors: 60mins prior to start time Start: 7:30pm Finish: 10:00pm All times are approximate and subject to change. Melbourne Opera continues its Wagner cycle with a production of the first of his Das Ring des Nibelungen operas, Das Rheingold. International Wagnerian Maestro Anthony Negus returns to conduct, after his successes of Tristan and Isolde (for which he won the 2018 Green Room Conducting Award) and The Flying Dutchman, leading an international cast - Darren Jeffrey, Hrólfur Sæmundsson, James Egglestone, Lee Abrahmsen, Roxane Hislop. MO's recent productions of Norma, The Flying Dutchman, Rossini's Otello, Tristan and Isolde, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser and Rienzi have all received critical and popular acclaim. This new production is directed by Suzanne Chaundy and designed by Helpmann Award winner Dale Ferguson. Sung in German with English surtitles Production Sponsor: Henkell Brothers Investment Managers Sponsor: The Richard Wagner Society (Victoria)