The saga continues: find out why critics are raving about LA Opera's production of The Ring, designed and directed by the visionary artist Achim Freyer and under the musical leadership of James Conlon, who is an acclaimed exponent of Wagnerian repertoire. "A world-class event" commented The London Times and London's Financial Times exclaimed "historic…miss it at your own peril."
Nothing can stop the heroic young Siegfried: With his mighty sword he slays the dragon Fafner, claims the coveted golden ring, defeats the great god Wotan in battle, and, risking all, walks through fire to awaken the beautiful sleeping warrior-goddess, Brünnhilde, with a kiss. This bold fairy tale contains some of the Ring's most exhilarating music, including Siegfried's joyous "Forging Song," the evocative "Forest Murmurs" and the ecstatic love duet that brings the opera to a euphoric finale.
"What director-designer Achim Freyer, music director James Conlon and LA Opera have actually achieved is a moving, sympathetic Siegfried that faithfully serves the music, the text and the psychological intent of the third installment of Wagner's Ring cycle. This is a Siegfried that audiences can feel, know and heartily embrace" (Opera News).
John Treleaven returns as "a Siegfried with steely heroic heights and massive power of endurance whose performance elicits ballistic applause" (Stuttgarter Nachrichten). Linda Watson has won "consistent ovations for her Brünnhilde" (The New York Times). Heralded by the Financial Times last season as "a new international-level Wotan," Vitalij Kowaljow reprises that character, this time disguised as the Wanderer. Also starring Graham Clark, Richard Paul Fink, Jill Grove and Eric Halfvarson.
| Thursday |
June 3, 2010 |
6:00 p.m. |
|
| Sunday |
June 13, 2010 |
12:00 p.m. |
|
| Wednesday |
June 23, 2010 |
6:00 p.m. |
|
* LA Opera debut
** Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program
|
|
|
RUNNING TIME
5 hours and 10 minutes
including two intermissions
PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE
With James Conlon
One hour prior to each performance.
Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.
>>
Click Here To Listen
PRODUCTION NOTES
A Los Angeles Opera Original Production
UNDERWRITER(S)
LA Opera's new production of
Richard Wagner's Ring cycle made possible by
THE ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD FOUNDATION
with additional generous support from
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
National Endowment for the Arts and
LA Opera's Friends of the Ring Leadership Council
Generous underwriting support for Siegfried from LGHG Foundation, Penny and Harold B. Ray, and an Anonymous Donor.
|
|
|
