Has Berlin gone Ring crazy?

Has Berlin gone Ring crazy?

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norman lebrecht

March 18, 2016

The Deutsche Oper in west Berlin is planning a new Wagner Ring cycle, directed by the Norwegian, Stefan Herheim. It announced the plan last year.

So yesterday the Staatsoper in east Berlin announced a new Ring, directed by the Russian, Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Both are intriguing possibilities but how much Rhine gold can a city spend before it exhausts the public patience?

culture of excess is replacing the tunnel vision of the Cold War era.

friedrich tunnel ring

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