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German producer Achim Freyer’s latest production of “Das Rheingold,” part of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle,” was unveiled to the media in Seoul, offering yet another interpretation of the epic music drama. ” ...

It was “Das Rheingold” again Tuesday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the first installment of Los Angeles Opera’s second of three run-throughs this month of Richard Wagner’s music drama ...

Achim Freyer is a brilliant genius. I think he’s my hero, too. Saturday night he accomplished the impossible. He made me – an imperfect Wagnerite if there ever was one – wish that “Das Rheingold” was ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — Staging a new production of Wagner’s epic “Ring” cycle in the midst of a severe recession might seem as foolhardy as Wotan’s decision to build a lavish new home for his fellow ...

A female voice floats from a loudspeaker, sounding preternaturally calm amid the morning chaos inside Los Angeles Opera’s costume shop on South Alameda Street downtown. “We’re ready for a dwarf in ...

Starting its 18th season, and its first in sole possession of the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Los Angeles Opera took a huge giant step in the right direction: contemporary operatic ...

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