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An opera about the end of the world that leaves you feeling uplifted
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Regent Theatre, February 3, 5, 7
Itâs a paradox of truly operatic proportions. How can a 152-year-old work thatâs largely about the end of all days feel timely and ultimately uplifting?
The gods depart for Valhalla in Melbourne Operaâs 2021 Das Rheingold.
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Das Rheingold, the first of four operas in his epic Ring Cycle, Richard Wagnerâs evocative score allows the observer to escape into a world of myth and magic, while the plot parallels many aspects of life as we currently know it. At the opening night of Melbourne Operaâs new production there was also a sense of community reunited. Togetherness long missed, by artist and audience alike.
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As the first chapter of Wagnerâs monumental Ring opera cycle begins, deep E flat chords throb and flow: musical currents that plunge us instantly to the depths of the river where the Rhinemaidens guard their gold.
To director Suzanne Chaundy, whose
Das Rheingold for Melbourne Opera opens this month, the scene is a wonderful challenge. The musical instruction is insistent: take us to another world. How do you tackle it on a wooden stage in a theatre?
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