Meanwhile, Brunnhilde's Valkyrie sister Waltraute visits her, bringing a request from Wotan that the ring should be returned to the Rhinemaidens, in order to lift the curse over the gods ...

Alberich then forges the Rhinegold into an all-powerful ring, but he has had to renounce love to achieve this. Wotan, leader of the Gods, is encouraged by the mercurial fire god Loge to descend to ...

Longborough Festival Opera returns with the chance for audiences to experience Wagner's epic Ring Cycle on the big screen for ...

and the ring large enough to fit around the neck like a noose. After Wotan entered Valhalla as smoke filled the auditorium at the Jan. 29 premiere, the cast and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado were ...

and the ring large enough to fit around the neck like a noose. After Wotan entered Valhalla as smoke filled the auditorium at the Jan. 29 premiere, the cast and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado were ...