September 6, 2022

Rings and Things

If the most successful fake-medieval epics look like this:

why does every new #WagnerRing look like this?

Let's try something truly radical: respect RW's essential understanding that universal stories are told from our collective imaginary past.

If the most successful fake-medieval epics look like this, why does every new #WagnerRing look like this? Let's try something truly radical: respect RW's essential understanding that universal stories are told from our collective imaginary past. @operamagazine pic.twitter.com/SRHaNs7uvX
— John Mauceri (@maucerij1) September 6, 2022

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