heraldsun.com.au

Wagner’s ‘Ring Cycle’ epic opera a milestone for regional arts

A $5m production will see a 90-piece orchestra present 15 hours of drama at a Bendigo theatre. See what it means for regional arts. Melbourne Opera’s $5m production of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle will ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A.I. Went to the Opera, Creating Images for an Anniversary Production of Wagner’s ‘Ring Cycle’ at the Theater Where He First Staged the Masterpiece

An experimental performance of Richard Wagner’s famous opera tetralogy that draws on artificial intelligence has reportedly been met with mixed reactions since its premiere this summer at Germany’s ...
The Economist

Plot Twist newsletter: Reflecting on Richard Wagner’s “Ring” cycle

This is the introduction to Plot Twist, our weekly culture newsletter, in which correspondents spotlight important authors and performers, and tell you about the works of art and the stories they love ...
The Age

Decades in the making and a 15-hour run time – now, epic opera is headed to Bendigo

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Nearly everything about opera is big, from drama to voices, but there’s nothing bigger than Richard ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Program: Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen; Das Rheingold

In writing Rheingold Wagner managed to break just about every operatic tradition prevailing at that time. I do not think that he consciously set out to do so; what happened was that his imaginative ...