Wagner

The Ring Cycle

Queensland Performing Arts Centre
29 October–20 November 2021

Wagner

The Ring Cycle

Queensland Performing Arts Centre
29 October–20 November 2021

We're sad to announce that all upcoming performances of the Ring Cycle and Aida in Brisbane have been postponed due to COVID travel restrictions.

This is hugely disappointing news, but we are committed to re-scheduling these spectacular productions so that the seven years of planning that has already gone into this project won't go to waste. Ticketholders will be contacted regarding their options.

We thank all of our partners, artists, audiences and devoted supporters, and we look forward to performing these great operatic works in the future.

Venue

Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
corner Grey & Melbourne Streets, South Bank, Queensland

Language

Sung in German, with English surtitles.

Please note

Strobe lighting is used in these productions.

It's live! In Queensland

We’re bringing a new production of the Ring Cycle to Brisbane in 2021, exclusive to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Come on an exhilarating adventure with men and maidens, gods and giants, dragons and dwarves. As greed and violence threaten to destroy the heavens and earth, a glimmer of hope rises from an unexpected source.

This is Wagner’s Ring Cycle — the pinnacle of opera — a 15-hour epic performed over four nights.

Enjoy a week in sunny Queensland and see a spectacular new production by visionary Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng.

In 2021, he’ll explore Wagner’s legendary tale through a futuristic lens. His global vision imagines a parallel universe where many cultures walk together. Towering, moving digital panels create an immersive virtual world. Astonishing costumes and props imagine an unknown future.

French conductor Philippe Auguin has conducted the Ring Cycle more than a dozen times. He leads a cast of international stars and some of Australia’s most accomplished performers to bring you the memorable music of the Ring Cycle.

Artists

CONDUCTOR

Philippe Auguin

DIRECTOR & PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Chen Shi-Zheng

ASSOCIATE SET DESIGNER

Maruti Evans

DIGITAL CONTENT DESIGNER

Leigh Sachwitz

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DIGITAL CONTENT DESIGNER ASSOCIATES

Sebastian Grebing and Milena Mayer / flora&faunavisions

Opera Australia Chorus & Opera Queensland Chorus

Queensland Symphony Ring Cycle Orchestra

Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

Queensland is home to a diverse range of experiences, from golden beaches and tropical islands to emerald green rainforests and rugged mountain ranges.

Between each opera, or before or after the Ring Cycle, add a trip to one of the many remarkable destinations easily accessible from Brisbane, including the Hinterland, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Whitsundays and Tropical North Queensland.

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As a syndicate member you will accompany the productions from the rehearsal rooms to the stage and make it possible for artists and artisans — singers, musicians, wardrobe and wig makers, technicians, repetiteurs and designers — to prepare and present Wagner’s colossal masterpieces.

For more information about joining the Wagner 2021 Syndicate with a tax deductible gift, please contact Clare Kelly: clare.kelly@opera.org.au

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