Das Rheingold at Grand Temple, Freemasons' Hall, London — production hero photograph

Grand Temple, Freemasons' Hall, London2022

Das Rheingold

The Production

Regents Opera’s fully staged Das Rheingold launched the company’s new Ring Cycle at the Grand Temple, Freemasons’ Hall, London, in November 2022. The production used Benjamin Woodward’s reduced orchestral arrangement for eighteen players and organ, with a staging and design shaped around the hall’s distinctive architecture.

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Director: Caroline Staunton
Musical Director: Ben Woodward
Lighting Design: Mitch Broomhead
Set & Costume Design: Isabella van Braeckel
Commissioned by: Regents Opera
Photography: Steve Gregson

Wide view of the Grand Temple with a glossy gold stage, white plinths, blue seats and organ pipes.

Performer in a blue and cream dress stands beside a white plinth, with blue stained-glass windows behind.

Performer in gold leans on a reflective stage while a performer in blue stands to the side among white plinths.

Performer in gold grips a small white object as a performer in blue reaches toward their face under bright stage light.

Performer in gold holds a performer in a blue robe, with another blue-robed figure blurred in the foreground.

Symmetrical wide view of the Grand Temple, with glossy central stage, white plinths and musicians at the far end.

Performer with wet hair and a sheer blue wrap sings beside a white plinth topped with a round shell-like object.

Performer in blue holds a performer in gold by the neck as they face each other in a tight close-up.

Performer in gold lies face down on the reflective stage while a blue-robed performer stands near white plinths.

Performer in gold kneels with arms spread on the glossy stage; a blue-robed performer stands near a tall white plinth.

Gold reflective stage with white plinths and objects, surrounded by blue auditorium seats.

Two performers in green and gold costumes; one rests against the seated other beside a white plinth.

Performer in a bright green dress stands on a reflective stage as others sit and stand behind.

Bearded performer in a brown top and blue suspenders holds a paper under warm stage light.

Performer in a burgundy top and glasses holds a pale apple-shaped prop in both hands.

Six performers gather on a glossy black-and-gold stage among white plinths and a tall pole.

Performer in a green cloak raises a finger close to another performer’s face; a third watches.

Performer in a green dress sits beside a white plinth topped with a clear pyramid prop.

Four performers cluster around white blocks; one points while another kneels at center.

Performer in red trousers gestures wide as three others stand nearby and one sits in front.

Performer in a burgundy sweater clenches both hands under a bright spotlight in the dark hall.

Performer in a green robe and bright textured scarf bows over a white plinth, hands clasped.

Performer in black mesh top and red trousers raises a pale round prop above their head.

Two performers in workwear grapple on a glossy stage among white plinths and metal props.

Performer in workwear stands with arms flung wide as another lies behind on the reflective stage.

Close-up of a performer lying on the glossy stage beside a white plinth marked “NICHTS.”

Performer curls on the reflective black stage between white plinths and scattered metal props.

Performer in a white vest sings under warm and blue light, arms held low and wide.

One performer faces another whose bare back is painted with the words “GESAMT KUNST WERK.”

Shirtless performer leans toward a robed performer in a green scarf under amber stage light.

Bare-chested performer stands on a plinth with arms raised; another performer stands nearby and one lies on the glossy stage.

Bare-chested performer crouches on a plinth as a robed performer leans close behind; gold chain rests on a pedestal.

Orchestra and conductor lit at the far end of a glossy black stage dotted with white plinths.

Bare-chested performer lies on the reflective stage while two performers stand among white plinths behind.

Bare-chested performer raises a hand toward a robed performer, with stained-glass windows behind.

Performer in a yellow top with white clay-like hairpiece holds a glass prism; a suited figure is blurred behind.

Five performers stand spaced across a reflective stage under the Grand Temple’s high ceiling and patterned light.

Performer in a white sleeveless dress and white face makeup faces two blurred figures in the foreground.

Performer in a white sleeveless dress stands in shadow, with others grouped on the stage behind.

Performer in a green dress clasps hands to chest between tall white poles against a dark background.

Performer in a burgundy top studies a gold ring on their finger under a tight spotlight.

Performer in gold-green robes stands on a plinth with arms raised as another lies on the reflective gold stage.

Two performers in green and yellow costumes face each other in dramatic side light.

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