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But those two are pipsqueaks when compared to his epic, The Ring of the Nibelungen — a cycle lasting some 16 hours in all. It's true that Wagner's Ring is actually four dramas, not just one.
This autumn the six-hour-long comedy by Wagner, 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' was on its stage for the first time in seven years, a tremendous feat during a post-pandemic era.
Wagner’s 15-hour cycle is full of grandeur and emotion, but though the performance on Sunday rose to clanging climaxes, it barely suggested the operas’ scope from the epic to the intimate ...
The Metropolitan Opera will present Richard Wagner's four-part masterwork Der Ring des Nibelungen in performances March 9-May 11, 2019. This season's performances are the first time the Met has ...
Rounding out ‘The Ring’: The Dallas Symphony completes its survey of Wagner’s epic Music director Fabio Luisi conducts semi-staged performances rare for an orchestra. By Scott Cantrell.
In his highly anticipated return to the Met after 25 years, maestro Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, will lead six performances of Wagner's epic comedy Die Meistersinger ...