This summer marks the 85th birthday of Bugs Bunny and the 35th anniversary of “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.” Conductor George Daugherty talks about the concert’s creation and enduring appeal.

A year-by-year "what if" filling in a century-long gap of Academy Awards recognition for noteworthy stunt artistry and design in Hollywood movies.

NATO's new 5 percent defence spending target marks a historic rupture--signalling the rise of the security state, the eclipse ...

Richard Wagner (born May 22, 1813; February 13, 1883). No composer has had so deep an influence on the course of his art, before or since. Entrepreneur, philosopher, poet, conductor, one of the key ...

Die Walküre is playing at the Royal Opera House until 17 May. Box office: rbo.org.uk or 020 7304 4000 The chorus of Valkyries demonstrating their belligerence. (Image: Monika Rittershaus) ...

When Barrie Kosky’s new production of Wagner’s Ring opened in 2023 with Das Rheingold, the theme of ecological catastrophe was already abundantly clear. In the second instalment, Die Walkure ...

This new staging of Richard Wagner's final opera – written specially for the Festspielhaus (Festival Theatre) he founded in the small Bavarian town – is the major artistic event in the month ...

And then, a lesson in life, ‘A free man has to create himself.’ The Ride to Redemption The third act of “Die Walküre” is a cascade of melody and emotions. Though the popular ‘Ride of The Valkyries’ is ...

Opera lovers will know Wagner's masterpieces well, but many will also be familiar with the composer's work from films such as Apocalypse Now, which features the famous Ride of the Valkyries.

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 21, 2025, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Breezing Through Wagner’s Epic ‘Ring’.

'Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner' is a beautiful, if limited, array of performances and works highlighting both the composer and Kennedy Center’s own wonderful talent.