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The Robert Lepage production of Richard Wagner’s epic cycle returned to New York with better results than before. A scene from ‘Götterdämmerung’ Photo: Ken Howard/Met Opera By Heidi Waleson May 13, 2019 3:42 p.m. ET New York The Metropolitan Opera’s Robert Lepage production of Richard Wagner’s “Ring” returned this spring for three complete cycles, concluding …

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The Gods have Their Twilight.

Am I the only one who likes Siegfried best? Got a thing for that bird.

Opera Review ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review: A Visit to Dystopia Boston Lyric Opera’s staging of Poul Ruders’s operatic adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel gives the audience an up-close view of a horrifying near-future. Caroline Worra as Aunt Lydia (center) in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Photo: Liza Voll By Heidi Waleson May 7, 2019 2:46 p.m. ET …

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The Valkyrie. The @heldenmommy. Rhinegold was straight up the middle.

begins. Third time’s the charm? #themetring @heldenmommy

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The Venetian music we didn’t hear in Venice.

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