A Vigorous ‘Götterdämmerung’ Completes the Met’s ‘Ring’—Despite Robert Lepage’s Staging
Conductor Philippe Jordan leads a youthful performance of 'Götterdämmerung' that struggles against its empty, vacuous backdrop.
Tomasz Konieczny
A Hero Has Arrived to Redeem the Met Opera’s ‘Ring Cycle’
At the Met Opera, debuting tenor Stefan Vinke not only sang every note of his enormous role, he realized the impossible dream of making Wagner's hero lovable.
On Stage and Off, the Met’s ‘Das Rheingold’ Tells a Story of Doom From the Start
Despite a refurbished set, Robert Lepage's production still misses the point of Wagner's opera.
