Der Nibelungenring: a pile of sacred gold and a ring fashioned from it, that confers measureless might, guarded by dwarfs…. no not the knock off/creation of a new mythological world “Lord of the Rings”, but Richard Wagner’s epic operas based on the the classic middle age epic poem is staged by the Los Angeles Opera: a $32 million event!
Read what the LA Times had to say about this epic endeavor:
In Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung,” a pile of sacred gold and a ring that’s fashioned from it are said to confer “measureless might.” However, by the fourth scene of the 17-hour-plus opus, a drawback has emerged: A curse gets attached to the loot, and a colorful assortment of gods, dwarfs, giants and humans spend the rest of the proceedings either succumbing to the hex or trying to set things right.
Read full article at LA Times.com
Amazing that KUSC plans to broadcast entire L.A. Opera ‘Ring’ cycle