Munich and Milan stage competing Rheingold productions
Two major opera houses, Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, are presenting new productions of Wagner's 'Das Rheingold', the first part of the 'Ring' cycle. The Munich production, directed by Tobias Kratzer, offers a thrillingly eerie alternative to what is described as the cultivated boredom of the Milan staging.
Key facts
- Teatro alla Scala and Bavarian State Opera are staging new 'Rheingold' productions
- Munich production directed by Tobias Kratzer
- Milan production described as 'cultivated boredom'
- Both productions are part of the 'Ring' cycle
- Article source is Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Entities
Artists
- Richard Wagner
- Tobias Kratzer
Institutions
- Teatro alla Scala
- Bayerische Staatsoper
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Munich
- Germany