For all that Mr Tcherniakov was willing to drag the themes of the Ring far beyond their normal context, the four evenings of the cycle were balanced by performances that brought out the intoxicating musical qualities that have drawn generations of listeners into Wagner’s world

The evening was first and foremost a musical triumph, with high-quality performances from all of the soloists, although was the first time in the cycle where one was not entirely convinced that all the components of the staging fit into a rigorously conceived whole.

If 'Rheingold' is a purely mythological spectacular, 'Walküre' marks the beginning of the cycle’s shift in the direction of human drama, and in place of continuous set changes, Mr Tcherniakov devoted his energies to extended scenes examining the passions and madnesses that drive the characters

Gracias al citado poder de evocación de Les Siècles y de su François-Xavier Roth, disfrutamos de maravillosas coreografías como se disfruta de escenas maravillosas cuando se lee un libro

Whatever you were expecting, this probably wasn’t it.Dmitri Tcherniakov’s productions for the Staatsoper Berlin over the past decade have made a point of pushing operatic texts outside their comfort zones in ways that open up new avenues of meaning while retaining the emotional essence of the original

Los vídeos son atractivos, y constantemente insinúan historias paralelas … Pero ocurre que Neshat no es una directora de escena de ópera, y esta reposición que reelabora la producción estrenada en 2017 le ha salido mucho peor que la original.

Pocas veces se ve tanta complicidad entre un director y su orquesta.A menudo Thielemann deja hacer, a la Carlos Kleiber, sin siquiera marcar el tempo con la batuta.A menudo basta con una simple mirada para indicarle su entrada a un pupitre.

La Orquesta Filarmónica de Múnich tiene un nivel excelente, pasa por uno de sus mejores momentos y satisface en todos los sentidos.Característico es su colorido oscuro, sombrío, combinado con una transparencia que le le otorga una rara hondura.