Kasper Bech Holten’s fantastic modern version of Wagner’s four opera work The Ring of the Nibelung will be released on DVD on July 7th (Decca). I became a big Wagner fan when the Ring played at the Royal Danish Opera House in 2003 – 2006. The old saga was transformed into an epic tale about the 20th century. But the Copenhagen Ring is still a story about a family of three generations with special focus on the main female charactor Brünnhilde. And despite the dramatic and sinister events in the last opera, Ragnarok, Kasper Bech Holten adds a very important touch of female love and hope to the ending, which is not exactly like Wagner had in mind. But I loved it!
Watch a film clip from the Ring or read more about the Copenhagen Ring on this splendid opera blog, I just found.
