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| John Wegner in his more "natural" state. |
JOHN Wegner is somewhat au fait with the rigours of performing in Wagner’s epic The Ring Cycle.
The German-born baritone travels the world performing the roles of Wotan/Wanderer and Alberich, and over the years has seen his fair share of unusual costumes. Below, John shows off some of his outfits from Ring Cycles around the world.
He returns to Opera Australia this year to perform in three of the Ring operas, as the dwarf Alberich who sets the entire cycle into action.
It is his second time playing Alberich in Australia – the singer won a Helpmann award for his portrayal of Alberich in the State Opera of South Australia’s production in 2004.
What will costume designer Alice Babidge have the distinguished tenor in this time? You’ll have to wait and see...
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| As the Wanderer in Karlsruhe, 1994 |
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| As Alberich the dwarf in Stuttgart, 2000 |
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| As Wanderer in Mannheim, 2000 |
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| As Alberich in Dusseodorf, 2003 |
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| As Wanderer in Dusseldorf, 2003 |
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| As Alberich in Adelaide, 2004 |
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| As Alberich in Hamburg, 2012 |
