Preliminary evening of the Bühnenfestpiel Der Ring des Nibelungen; libretto by the composer. Program notes and synopsis in English, French, German, and Danish in container. Recorded in performance May 2006, Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen. Production, Kasper Bech Holten; set and costume design, Marie í Dali, Steffen Aarfing; lighting design, Jesper Kongshaug; dramaturgy, Henrik Engelbrecht. Johan Reuter (Wotan) ; Hans Lawaetz (Donner) Johnny van Hal (Froh) ; Michael Kristensen (Loge) ; Stephen Milling (Fasolt) ; Christian Christiansen (Fafner) ; Sten Byriel (Alberich) ; Bengt-Ola Morgny, (Mime) ; Randi Stene (Fricka) ; Anne Margarethe Dahl (Freia) ; Susanne Resmark (Erda) ; Djina Mai-Mai (Woglinde) ; Ylva Kihlberg (Wellgunde) ; Hanne Fischer (Flosshilde) ; Iréne Thoerin (Brünnhilde) ; Danny Olsen (Das Rheingold) ; Royal Danish Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Michael Schønwandt, conductor. Sung in German, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Danish.