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Theo Pontbriand

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Aug 3, 2024, 4:56:33 PM8/3/24

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Each time the Ring is presented, the potential is there for audiences to discover new lessons and ancient truths that resonate as much today as it did centuries ago. Lyric is attempting, then, to recontextualize Wagner for a modern world, allowing audiences to experience the beauty of the music alongside all the splendor of a new Lyric production. As Siegfried grows from naive boy to culture hero, audiences can witness their own path to maturity and perhaps (we hope) the progression of society as well. In this way, Lyric does more than merely polish an old work. Through reimagining, the company repossesses the Ring cycle, creating a mythology that belongs to everyone.

In the end, I believe we tell and retell these myths out of a deep-rooted need to understand our own culture through storytelling. That is what keeps Siegfried returning to stages, keeps Gaiman retelling his stories, and keeps our collective mythologies alive.

An extraordinary story told over the journey of four operas. Together, they comprise Wagner's magnificent Ring cycle, one of the greatest musical achievements in Western culture and an immersive operatic adventure that every opera lover should experience.