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The Ring Cycle, Wagner’s magnum opus, continues with Die Walküre, the second epic installment in the series. The daughters of Wotan, ruler of the gods, serve as Valkyries tasked with guiding the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla. But as scandal erupts, Wotan finds himself at odds with whom he most trusts.

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Die Walküre

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Tonight, the “Prologue” of Wagner’s masterpiece The Ring of the Nibelung sets the mighty saga in motion and prepares you for what is to come: the conflict between love and power, and, ultimately, redemption through love. You’ll be plunged into the depths of the Rhine and hear the seductive siren song of the Rhine maidens; shudder at the curse placed on the possessor of all-power-giving ring of gold; fear for the folly of the gods as they traverse the rainbow bridge to enter their Valhalla palace — not knowing the doom that awaits them. With English supertitles.



Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold

Meyerson Symphony Center

With Die Walküre, Wagner leaves the realm of the gods and traces the story of the king of the gods Wotan’s mortal children and the warrior-maid Brünnhilde. The most well-loved opera of the tetralogy, it encompasses some of its most beautiful music: impassioned expressions of love, Wotan’s farewell to his beloved child Brünnhilde, the Magic Fire Music, and, of course, The Ride of the Valkyries, the rousing battle cry sung by eight Valkyrie sisters (memorably on the soundtrack of Apocalypse Now). With English supertitles.



Ring Cycle: Die Walkure

Brahms Symphony No. 4

Robinson Center

Warrior women, jealous rage, a dragon and a magic sword—Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung electrified 19th-century audiences. But it’s hard to imagine a better age for this epic fantasy than 2024. From Game of Thrones to Minecraft to The Lord of the Rings, our world is hungry for the stuff that came out of Wagner’s original binge-watch. This week, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra dips its toe into this vivid fantasy world with The Ring without Words, an instrumental suite drawn from Wagner’s gripping and evocative four-opera cycle.

Nathalie Stutzmann + The Ring Without Words

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Eternal Love Eternal Harmonies

Henry W. Coil Sr. and Alice Edna Coil School for the Arts

The orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera comes to Carnegie Hall in full dramatic force for its final concert of the season. The program opens with the stormy overture to Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman. The suite from Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande follows, featuring music from all five acts of the opera in just over 20 minutes, drawn largely from its gorgeous orchestral interludes. Metropolitan Opera stars Elīna Garanča and Christian Van Horn then join the orchestra in a complete concert performance of Bartók’s one-act expressionist opera Bluebeard’s Castle.

Richard Wagner

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Events

Apr 27 - May 5, 2024

Die Walküre · Atlanta Opera

1 - 4 May, 2024

Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold · Dallas Symphony Orchestra

2 - 5 May, 2024

Ring Cycle: Die Walkure · Dallas Symphony Orchestra

4 - 5 May, 2024

Brahms Symphony No. 4 · Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

6 - 8 Jun, 2024

Nathalie Stutzmann + The Ring Without Words · Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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