For all that Mr Tcherniakov was willing to drag the themes of the Ring far beyond their normal context, the four evenings of the cycle were balanced by performances that brought out the intoxicating musical qualities that have drawn generations of listeners into Wagner’s world

The evening was first and foremost a musical triumph, with high-quality performances from all of the soloists, although was the first time in the cycle where one was not entirely convinced that all the components of the staging fit into a rigorously conceived whole.

If 'Rheingold' is a purely mythological spectacular, 'Walküre' marks the beginning of the cycle’s shift in the direction of human drama, and in place of continuous set changes, Mr Tcherniakov devoted his energies to extended scenes examining the passions and madnesses that drive the characters

La única línea coherente seguida en este 'Ocaso' y esta tetralogía es la del desquicio total y absoluto de la relación entre la palabra y la música perpetrada por una dirección de escena pueril.Este fue un 'Anillo' sin magia, emociones, sentido épico o consistencia dramática.

Wotan, Alberich, Siegfried y Mime se trasladan a casa del viejo Fafner quien, ya en las últimas y en cama ortopédica, es asistido por algunas enfermeras y por el niño cretino que ahora no se llama Oro del Rhin sino … Hagen.

El público comenzó vivando histéricamente el primer acto, para parecer menos entusiasta luego del segundo.Y el final sin fuego mágico fue recibido con sonoras muestras de desaprobación que los responsables de la puesta en escena no recogieron porque, sabia o temerosamente, también en esta oportunidad decidieron no salir a confrontar a su público

If Turandot is still viewed as a problematic work, its reputation may be due less to its setting or its unfinished state than to the implausibility of its conclusion: the cruel pride of Turandot and the selfish obsession of Calaf exist in such violent opposition to one another that any ending which suggests the possibility of redemption through love will necessarily ring false