Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung (Der Ring des Nibelungen) tetralogy will be performed for the first time in Romania this September, at George Enescu classical music festival.

The four operas that constitute the Ring of Nibelung, namely The Rhine Gold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods, will be interpreted by  Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, conducted by Marek Janowski, at Sala Palatului in Bucharest, on September 15, 16, 19 and September 22. The event marks the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth.

The Ring of the Nibelung is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Richard Wagner. He created the story of the tetralogy by combining elements from many German and Scandinavian myths and folk tales. The plot revolves around a magic ring that grants the power to rule the world, made by dwarf Alberich from gold he stole from the Rhine maidens.

Polish-born conductor Marek Janowski made the first digital recording of the complete Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy between 1980 and 1983 for RCA, with the Staatskapelle Dresden.

Tickets for this event can be purchased online here.

Romania’s George Enescu festival, organized once every two years, celebrates the work of the Romanian composer and brings some of the world’s finest orchestral musicians to the country. Over 150 events are scheduled to take place from September 1 to 28 for the 2013 George Enescu Festival, in Bucharest and several other cities – Arad, Bacau, Brasov, Cluj, Iasi, Oradea, Sibiu and Timisoara.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com