MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

Seattle Opera Mines a Novel, Futuristic Rheingold

From left: Frederick Ballentine as Loge, Michael Mayes as Alberich and Greer Grimsley as Wotan in “Das Rheingold” at Seattle Opera. (Philip Newton)

I reviewed Seattle Opera’s new production of Das Rheingold:

Richard Wagner once described his trailblazing brand of opera as “deeds of music made visible.” The new production of “Das Rheingold” that opened Seattle Opera’s 60th season Saturday adds a literal twist to that concept by having the orchestra share the stage with the singers.

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