We said: "People who travel the world to see the cycle are affectionately referred to as “Ring nuts”. After a single performance of the first opera in the cycle – at two and a half hours without an interval it’s really only an amuse-bouche for the lengthy meals to follow – you’ll be tempted to join the club."
Richard Wagner's epic 1876 cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (commonly referred to as the Ring Cycle) is rarely produced because of the sheer mammoth task and expense of the thing. So when Opera Australia tasked Neil Armfield with creating a new Australian version for their 2013 season, local 'Ring nuts' were pretty psyched. As it returns to stage in 2016, Time Out prepped a handy guide to get you up to speed, and then full reviews of each opera: Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Siegfried, and finally Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods).
