When the Washington Opera made its first foray into Wagner -- a 1975 production of "Die Walkure," the second of four operas in the composer's epic cycle, "Der Ring des Nibelungen" -- fledgling Wagnerians wishing to explore the complete "Ring" had to satisfy themselves with one or two LP recordings,... -
On DVD, Wagner 'Ring' Cycles of Mythic Proportions
When the Washington Opera made its first foray into Wagner -- a 1975 production of "Die Walkure," the second of four operas in the composer's epic cycle, "Der Ring des Nibelungen" -- fledgling Wagnerians wishing to explore the complete "Ring" had to satisfy themselves with one or two LP recordings,...-
By Joe Banno