The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013

Richard Wagner’s four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelung is spectacular and deeply moving. Watching a great production of this masterpiece is a life-changing experience.

At its heart the Ring cycle is a compelling drama, arcing through a mythological landscape. Immortals and humans fall in love and fight over power and wealth. Their destinies are determined by the fate of the ring.

The Melbourne Ring Cycle will be distinctly Australian in spirit and outlook – respectful of the work’s historical importance yet boldly responding to it with antipodean freshness. It will honour the great triumph of the Ring cycle – that the ideas it embodies are at once eternal and contemporary.

Want to learn more?

Consider attending the Melbourne Ring Festival, a celebration of all things ‘Ring-inspired’ over 4 weeks. The program for the Melbourne Ring Festival will be released on Wednesday 11 September.

In November 2013, Opera Australia will present its first ever complete staging of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen – The Ring of the Nibelung.

Presented at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, on one of the largest stages in the world, this will be a monumental cultural event.

For opera lovers, the Ring Cycle is the pinnacle of the opera experience – 16 hours of opera over 4 performances, with more than 350 singers, dancers, musicians, costume-makers and technicians bringing Wagner’s masterwork to the stage.

The Melbourne Ring Cycle will bring together an international cast led by a stellar Australian creative team, including celebrated director, Neil Armfield, conductor Richard Mills and designer Robert Cousins.

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