Inside the 'Ring'

Los Angeles Opera's 'Ring' ends with a deficit but potential new patrons

Los Angeles Opera's 'Ring' ends with a deficit but potential new patrons

A pop critic takes on the 'Ring': Sweating through 'Götterdämmerung'

A pop critic takes on the 'Ring': Sweating through 'Götterdämmerung'

Mission accomplished: L.A. Opera's 'Ring'

Mission accomplished: L.A. Opera's 'Ring'

'Ring' technicians prepare for the final catastrophe

'Ring' technicians prepare for the final catastrophe

Critic's Notebook: L.A. gets an in-depth look at complex and contradictory Wagner

Critic's Notebook: L.A. gets an in-depth look at complex and contradictory Wagner

Richard Wagner's 'Ring Cycle'

Richard Wagner's 'Ring Cycle'

USC Thornton Opera opts for Wagner's obscure second opera, 'Das Liebesverbot'

USC Thornton Opera opts for Wagner's obscure second opera, 'Das Liebesverbot'

A gathering at LACMA -- and Ring Festival LA officially begins

A gathering at LACMA -- and Ring Festival LA officially begins

'Invisible Siegfrieds' join the L.A. Ring Festival parade

'Invisible Siegfrieds' join the L.A. Ring Festival parade

Richard Wagner's cycle has made its mark on comic books

Wagner's cycle has made its mark on comic books

Achim Freyer is consumed by 'The Ring of the Nibelung'

Achim Freyer is consumed by 'The Ring of the Nibelung'

Ring Festival LA: Viral outbreak of Wagner fever

Ring Festival LA: Viral outbreak of Wagner fever

Loving Wagner anyway

Critic's Notebook: Loving Wagner anyway

Critic's notebook: Save the 'Ring'

Critic's Notebook: Save the 'Ring'

Critic's Notebook: Mike Antonovich vs. Wagner

Critic's Notebook: Mike Antonovich vs. Wagner

Should audiences lay off the boos?

Should audiences lay off the boos?

No denying Wagner's complexity and divisiveness: L.A. talks again

No denying Wagner's complexity and divisiveness: L.A. talks again