Wagner's blockbuster opera hits L.A.

Variety: "L.A. Opera will debut the first part of Wagner's Ring Cycle, 'Das Rheingold,' on Saturday, a moment long in coming to Los Angeles that was first expected here nearly a decade ago. It is an enormous production that Achim Freyer has designed and staged, a traditional rendering of the 1869 masterpiece based on Nordic mythology. Yes it runs 2½ hours and it's in German, but if there is one opera the Hollywood creative community should see, this is it."