THE VALKYRIE, LONDON COLISEUM

THE VALKYRIE, LONDON COLISEUM

by | Nov 23, 2021 | Music

The question of when and where to set Wagner’s Ring is an entirely open one, since like Arthur and Lear, it is everywhere and nowhere. Richard Jones (director) and Stewart Laing (set and costume designer) answer this by locating Act 1 of Valkyrie in a Wickes shed, Act...
Das Rheingold, Royal Opera

Das Rheingold, Royal Opera

by | Sep 26, 2018 | Music

Freia tonight Broken promises and uneasy alliances, cunning plans and cynical solutions, a played-out regime clinging to power while rivals snap hungrily at their heels: no wonder the Ring Cycle is the only time you ever see British politicians at the opera....