JSngry Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 In October. DSO is doing concert versions of it. Oct 13, 15, 17, & 20. Prebooked today for the low price of $282.00. Decent enough seats too! https://ringcycle.dallassymphony.org/?utm_source=TIA&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=ring+cycle&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745BGLpdp23rz-73CVRRq11AUvrAkKQF8UnTtPNo8MYlSL-k41dG97sAaAvdsEALw_wcB Hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Excellent, enjoy! I've seen 2 staged Rings, one in Bayreuth (Barenboim cond, Kupfer design) and the other in NYC (Levine cond, I dunno who designed). Used to have a VHS of the Boulez-Chéreau Ring, watched it quite a few times, but eventually ditched the player and donated the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 We hardly travel these days and my wife doesn't do opera (at all...), so this is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. Carpe dieming! I have a DVD set of the whole thing, but getting uninterrupted viewing time in this house is difficult, even for ballgames. Apparently the DSO is the only orchestra in North America doing this right now and inquiries are coming in from all over America. First the eclipse, now the Ring. What's next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 What a fantastic opportunity, Jim. So cool that you're going to be able to see all four in the course of one week! Outside of Bayreuth (and maybe music capitals like NYC, London & Berlin), complete Ring cycles must be VERY rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 Well, this is concert, not staged. But still...yeah, seems like a real (and rare) opportunity! Fabio Luisi came to the DSO with a solid reputation as an operatic conductor, so maybe this is some kind of networked synergetic machinationalism. No matter, I ain't complaining! Really looking forward to seeing what Ring Saturation is going to be. They did a concert version of Die Walküre a few years ago and just that one fucked up my head, very much. The "super-captions", being able to follow the story in real time instead of just "understanding" it...that thing got dark in a hurry and never lit up. No light at the end of THAT tunnel... So yeah, I am excited (and thankful/grateful) for this opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: What a fantastic opportunity, Jim. So cool that you're going to be able to see all four in the course of one week! Outside of Bayreuth (and maybe music capitals like NYC, London & Berlin), complete Ring cycles must be VERY rare. People keep track of them. 😉 In USA, scarce as hen's teeth. Surprisingly many in Europe. 2024 listings (all Wagner, incl Ring) : Europe US/Canada Edited April 23 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 I'm envious that in Germany, even smaller regional opera houses, not just the biggies in Berlin, Munich and Bayreuth, seem to do frequent Ring cycles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Should be a singular experience. Never caught one in person but have 3 recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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