GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET

WAGNER’S RING CYCLE WAGNER’S DREAM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 7:00PM Wagner’s Dream A documentary by Susan Froemke The stakes could not be higher as visionary director Robert Lepage, some of the world’s greatest operatic artists, and the Metropolitan Opera tackle Wagner’s Ring cycle. An intimate look at the enormous theatrical and musical challenges of staging opera’s most...

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET

WAGNER’S RING CYCLE GOTTERDAMMERUNG FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 7:00PM Siegfried and Brünnhilde’s love is torn apart by the curse of the ring. A trio of scheming humans separates the two heroes in a desperate attempt to steal the ring for themselves. Their villainous plan fails, but they succeed in murdering Siegfried. Heartbroken, Brünnhilde takes the ring and leaps into the hero’s...

SCHEDULE 9/13-9/19

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SCHEDULE 9/6 – 9/12

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GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET

WAGNER’S RING CYCLE SIEGFRIED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 7:00PM Conducted by Fabio Luisi Starring Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (The Wanderer), Eric Owens (Alberich) The young hero Siegfried grows up in the wilderness, raised by Alberich’s conniving brother Mime. He puts together the broken pieces of...