Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera)
Delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, Stefan Herheim’s “Ring” cycle, rumored for a future Met Opera season, gets underway in Berlin. Source
At the Bayreuth Festival, Wagner für Kinder offers mini versions of the composer’s most complex works. Source
Robert Lepage’s much-warred-over Metropolitan Opera production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle now makes for decent drama. But it’s still not worth it. Source
Robert Lepage’s production, with a notoriously noisy machine as its centerpiece, benefits from distance, which makes it quieter and more cinematic. Source
What makes a great Wotan, the king of the gods in Wagner’s “Ring” cycle? Three writers dissect Michael Volle’s triumph in the role. Source
The conductor Philippe Jordan, 44, is relatively little known in the United States, but he’s at the crossroads of a major career in Europe. Source
At the core of the “Ring” is the relationship between Wotan and Brünnhilde. The Metropolitan Opera’s old and new stagings offer divergent approaches. Source
Christine Goerke nearly quit opera before becoming one of the world’s top dramatic voices. Now she faces her biggest test: Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. Source
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