Raising the curtain on a work of superlatives the Staatsoper Unter den Linden represents the ultimate challenge for any opera house, Wagner's InchDer Ring des NibelungenInch. Christian Thielemann conducts the Ring tetralogy, and Dmitri Tcherniakov, highly praised for his psychologically sophisticated productions, led the playful all-star ensemble coherently through the panorama of characters, situations and events that unfolded like a universe and consistently interpreted the sheer vastness and the manifold twists and turns of the Ring cosmos. With the InchWalkureInch score, composed in the mid-1850s, Wagner reached new heights with his music, giving the orchestra remarkable communicative powers, layers of meaning were thus developed and incorporated into the work. InchEnchanting magic of soundInch (Die Zeit) / InchSpectacular und breath-takingly precise, that's how Thielemann illuminates the Wagner score.Inch (Neue Zurcher Zeitung) / InchVelvety sound of unmatched beautyInch (The Guardian)