In guten Kreisen - Deutsche Oper Berlin
RING-Circle
Moving in good circles
The new production of the RING OF THE NIBELUNG would not have been possible without the Society of Friends and Patrons of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and one very special circle of supporters
All further information about the activities of our support circle, about the scholarship holders, the production support and of course about the possibility to become a support circle member yourself can be found at
Förderkreis
der Deutschen Oper Berlin e. V.
Great ideas need great supporters. And great stories contain eternity at their core – the end of the final chapter heralds a brand-new saga. So it was only natural that the first meeting of the friends and supporters of the new RING production should take place in the wings of the last performance of Götz Friedrich’s version of the RING. The idea to create a dedicated patronage framework to subsidise the development of the new RING was hatched at a fundraising dinner held in Friedrich’s legendary tunnel-shaped set. Having started off with five members, the »Circle 2020« now numbers over fifty Wagner fans from around the world, all of whom have pledged to inject 2,020 euros three times a year. And these Friends of the RING are not only providing financial backing; they also have a personal connection to the project, attending meetings, for instance, between director Stefan Herheim, dramatic advisor Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach and general music director Donald Runnicles and making the acquaintance of Nina Stemme, slated to play Brünnhilde. And a special party is planned for 12th June, when all the gracious spirits of the »Circle« will meet up for the first time on the occasion of the premiere of THE RHINEGOLD – patrons hailing from such disparate locations as Berlin, Santa Fe, New York and San Francisco.
What a fantastic band of friends! As this season preview went to press the Circle had raised over 800,000 euros in aid of the new cycle. Would you, too, like to sign up to the »Circle 2020«? Would you like to help write the next chapter in this story with your donation? And team up with other opera enthusiasts to watch the gestation of a masterpiece from a privileged vantagepoint? Then get in touch with us. Call us on (030 / 343 84 -240) or email us at: loesch@deutscheoperberlin.de
Sabine Prinzessin von Anhalt / Leo Balk / Dr. Siegfried Bartho / Stefan Bartho / Karl Blatz / Desirée Buschsieweke / Erhard Czemper / Renate Diederich / Dr. Katharina Ehler / Marianne Esser / F. R. Hauk Stahl und Leichtmetallbau GmbH (Franz R. Hauk) / Horst Ihloff / Barbara Ihnow / Atsuko Imamura / Dr. Kilian Jay von Seldeneck / Dr. Heike Maria von Joest / Dr. Marion Knauf / Dr. Karlheinz Knauthe / Rolf Kromat / Dr. Constanze Landt / Dr. Christoph Lehmann / Dr. Markus Leyck Dieken / Dr. Marlies Machens / Dr. Bernd von Maltzan / Verbena Meyer / Ingeborg Neumann / Dr. Alejandra Perez-Cantó / Klaus Prozesky / Walter Sandvoss / André Schmitz / Dr. Rainer W. Schoene / Dr. Cornelius Schwarz / Julia Stoschek / Manfred Strohscheer / Dr. Peter Stueber / Markus Thiem / The Wagner Society of Santa Fé / Richard-Wagner-Verband Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. / Sybille Zehle
