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Ring Cycle review – AI staging dispenses with drama to create banal bric-a-brac

For the festival’s 150th anniversary, the creative team have turned to AI to generate visuals reflecting Wagner’s tetralogy’s past, present – and future. The hyperactive result is a dismal, mindless mess

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

How a young Alabama man has become a leading — and booming — opera voice

Nicholas Brownlee has risen to the top of the opera world with his powerful bass-baritone voice

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Das Rheingold review – a sure-footed feast as Alberich descends into madness

With its aquatic opening, magic tricks and grand procession across a rainbow bridge, Charlie Edwards’s production manages to remain clear-sighted despite modest budgets

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21

Ryan Speedo Green triumphs in first outing as Wagner’s god in 'Die Walküre'

Ryan Speedo Green has taken on the challenging role of Wotan in Wagner’s “Die Walküre” at the Santa Fe Opera House

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Natalya Romaniw on Wagner’s Die Walküre: 'It's not just balls to the wall!'

Soprano Natalya Romaniw tells us about the challenge of taking on Wagner’s epic at the Royal Opera House

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

The week in classical: Festen; Das Rheingold review – a dark, jubilant, five-star Turnage triumph

Daring, lyrical and brilliantly achieved, Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new opera is his best work yet. Plus, knockout Wagner on a shoestring

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025

Groping, greed and the lust for great power: what Wagner’s Ring Cycle tells us about Trump v Harris

US politics may lack swords and spears, dragons and talking birds, but Wagner’s tale of money, power, rivalry and grudges still carries striking parallels with the US elections

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

No gimmicks, no clutter: Zürich Opera’s is a Ring cycle to cherish

Andreas Homoki’s detailed staging focuses on compelling and clear storytelling, and, with Gianandrea Noseda bringing energy and directness to Wagner’s music, this is a fresh and intelligent new cycle

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024

Keel Watson obituary

Versatile opera singer who could move effortlessly between Wagner and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

Das Rheingold review – uncluttered staging is a compelling start to Kosky’s Ring cycle

With the figure of earth goddess Erda present throughout, the message – of the despoliation of the natural world – is clear. There’s no weak link in a uniformly strong cast, and in the pit Pappano has the measure of Wagner’s grandeur and intimacy

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023