But while the first slate featured the Met's most recent production of the cycle, a tech-heavy version directed by Robert Lepage, this one presents the more traditionalist production created by Otto Schenk and Gunther Schneider-Siemssen and recorded in 19.

Like last time, back in March, the centerpiece is the German composer's Ring tetralogy, a massive spectacle drawn from Norse literature and mythology. This is the second time the Met has devoted a full week to Wagner's oeuvre. The operas can also be accessed through the Met Opera on Demand app on various devices. )Įach production becomes available on the Met's website at 7:30pm EDT (12:30am BST) and remains there until 6:30pm EDT the next day. (Click here to see the Met's schedule for October 12 through October 18. The other three productions this week were originally recorded in high definition for the Met's Live in HD series. The slate from October 5 through October 11 focuses on major works by Richard Wagner, including all four parts of the epic Ring Cycle. The Metropolitan Opera will mount no live productions until next fall, but the company continues to lift the spirits of opera lovers around the world by streaming complete recordings from its archives every night.

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