Berlin Philharmonic turns to 2nd `Ring'

Yahoo! News: "The production, the second in a four-year presentation of Richard Wagner's 'The Ring of the Nibelung' cycle, is a landmark for conductor Rattle and the orchestra, which has not done a 'Ring' since the late 1960s under Herbert von Karajan.

The approach taken by Rattle and director Stephane Braunschweig was contemporary without frivolous excesses: relatively spare sets and uncomplicated staging and costumes made the music the center of attention. The audience certainly liked it, giving Rattle an ovation even between acts."