Posted by D.L. Russell on 16 Aug 2023 /
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Seattle Opera’s opening number of their 60th anniversary season.
The Seattle Opera opened their 60th anniversary season in McCaw Hall on August 12 with an
electrifying performance of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883), the first of the
four operas comprising his operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
Despite brief moments of levity in Das Rheingold, the Ring cycle explores the dark consequence
of exchanging love for unlimited power to fend off fear. In the end, love prevails, but only after
tragic loss and supreme sacrifice.