Therefore, with my mind furiously on fast rewind, I fondly recall seeing the final performance of Götz Friedrich’s monumental (and well-loved) ‘Cold War’ Ring that ‘lived’ on Bismarckstraße for an astonishing amount of time: 33 years, in fact, from 1984 to 2017. Interestingly, the finale of Le prophète - culminating in fire, destruction and death - closely mirrors the catastrophic ending of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. In fact, I was only here in the spring of last year feasting on Meyerbeer’s two great masterpieces Les Huguenots and Le prophète written at the peak of his career in 18 respectively. ![]() And none come much larger than those penned by Giacomo Meyerbeer, Richard Strauss and Richard Wagnerįrom my hotel on Bayreutherstraße just off Wittenbergplatz, Berlin’s most fashionable department store, KaDeWe, stares me straight in the face while a quick three-stop tube journey drops me right at the doorstep of Deutsche Oper situated at the junction of Bismarckstraße and Richard-Wagner-Straße located in the western part of the city in Charlottenburg. I’m back in Berlin, a city I favour and enjoy so much, ready for yet another Ring cycle at Deutsche Oper, a large, comfortable 1850-seat theatre boldly designed in the Modernist style and simply ideal for large-scale productions. Tony Cooper's review of Stefan Herheim's new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, conducted by Donald Runnicles with Nina Stemme, Clay Hilley, Derek Welton, Iain Paterson, Brandon Jovanovich, Elisabeth Teige. Tony Cooper experiences Stefan Herheim's new Ring cycle in Berlin ![]() Reviewed by Tony Cooper on 16 November 2021 Star rating: 5.0 (★★★★) Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen Dir: Stefan Herheim, cond: Donald Runnicles Deutsche Oper Berlin Wagner: Das Rheingold - Deutsche Oper, Berlin (Photo Bernd Uhlig)
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