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Götterdämmerung

Los Angeles Opera

What more could one ask of art?
13 Jul 10 / Opera Britannia
A pop critic takes on the 'Ring': Sweating through 'Götterdämmerung'
18 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
There is no attempt to link the tetralogy together with a unifying vision
12 Jun 10 / Musical Criticism
Götterdämmerung - twilight of a hypnotic spectacle
8 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
Fade to black
8 Jun 10 / Out West Arts

Die Walküre

Los Angeles Opera

A triumph for all concerned
13 Jul 10 / Opera Britannia
La Walkiria stupefacente
23 Jun 10 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
The Ring in L.A.: Freyer's "Die Walküre"
12 Jun 10 / Washington Post
A pop critic takes on the 'Ring': Of Valkyries and vocal magnificence
12 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
All that matters is story and character
7 Jun 10 / Musical Criticism
"Das Rheingold" and "Die Walkure" draw cheers without a boo-bird in sight. Yet.
4 Jun 10 / Pasadena Star-News
A fresh start for the 'Ring' cycle
1 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
'Die Walküre' and the shifting sands of dramatic restraint
1 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
Seeing is believing
1 Jun 10 / Out West Arts

Der Ring des Nibelungen

Los Angeles Opera

Vierzig Millionen für vier Jahre
17 Jun 10 / FAZ
Auf die Bühne gemalte Opernbilder
9 Jun 10 / Wiener Zeitung
Mission accomplished
9 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times

Siegfried

Los Angeles Opera

A pop critic takes on the 'Ring': A little pit of punk with 'Siegfried' at Los Angeles Opera
15 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
Overall, Siegfried was off-kilter and sometimes outright boring
7 Jun 10 / Musical Criticism
Oh, the places you'll go
5 Jun 10 / Out West Arts
'Siegfried' via Brecht's alienation effect
5 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times

Das Rheingold

Los Angeles Opera

'Rheingold' rides again at L.A. Opera
10 Jun 10 / Orange County Register
A pop music critic takes on Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. First up: 'Das Rheingold'
10 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
"Das Rheingold" and "Die Walkure" draw cheers without a boo-bird in sight. Yet.
4 Jun 10 / Pasadena Star-News
A fresh start for the 'Ring' cycle
1 Jun 10 / Los Angeles Times
In a word: dangerous
1 Jun 10 / Musical Criticism
Back to work
31 May 10 / Out West Arts
Achim Freyer's theater of images
31 May 10 / Los Angeles Times

Götterdämmerung

Los Angeles Opera

Once was more than enough
3 May 10 / OperaOnline
Merci, Achim Freyer!
23 Apr 10 / ResMusica
LA Opera concludes Ring cycle with unblinking Götterdämmerung
7 Apr 10 / LA Opus
The LA Opera pulled it off
7 Apr 10 / Blogcritics Magazine
Love potion no. 9
5 Apr 10 / Out West Arts
A new beginning at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
5 Apr 10 / Los Angeles Times
L.A. Opera re-imagines 'Gotterdammerung'
5 Apr 10 / Orange County Register
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Articles about Los Angeles Opera

L.A. Opera hiring despite continued financial difficulties

Its financial footing is still shaky and the overall donor environment remains soft, but Los Angeles Opera apparently feels confident enough to add a new name to its roster of top leaders.
7 Jul 2010 / Los Angeles Times

LA's Ring, the whole thing

Going for the gold and then some.
2 Jul 2010 / The Huffington Post

A 'Ring' renaissance

Achim Freyer's audacious vision for the four-opera cycle, met with boos and spotty tickets sales early on, is ultimately vindicated with a triumphant finale from L.A. Opera.
28 Jun 2010 / Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Opera company’s ‘Ring’ festival

The Los Angeles Opera Company’s first “Ring” cycle, part of the city’s musical march forward, is a fascinating, complex and controversial production.
21 Jun 2010 / New York Times

Deeper discounts for L.A. Opera 'Ring' cycle tickets

Los Angeles Opera's multimillion-dollar production of "The Ring of the Nibelung" hasn't been an easy sell.
8 Jun 2010 / Los Angeles Times
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