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To tell the story of his vast Ring cycle, Wagner created a rich score that weaves together numerous leitmotifs—small musical segments that represent characters, objects, or emotions. Watch as members of the MET Orchestra Musicians explore some of these fascinating musical building blocks. The complete Ring cycle is on stage through May 11: bit.ly/2TTcEWA | The Metropolitan Opera

Tonight, we begin our four-night stream of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, starting with the cycle's sweeping first installment, Das Rheingold. As you watch opera's greatest epic take the stage, go behind the scenes of Robert Lepage's groundbreaking production with Wagner's Dream. This acclaimed, feature-length documentary, which follows the staging from conception to the final curtain, is available for free all week on Met Opera on Demand. Watch Now: bit.ly/2y9hswZ | The Metropolitan Opera

Robert Lepage’s innovative staging of Wagner’s towering Ring cycle conjures a world of myth and majesty. The first installment, Das Rheingold, lays the groundwork for the rest of the epic tetralogy, and you can see it for FREE on August 26 during the Met’s Summer HD Festival. Learn more: bit.ly/2Gl7dGL | The Metropolitan Opera

Featuring more than 40 of opera’s greatest artists—as well as the incomparable MET Orchestra Musicians and Met Opera Chorus—performing from their homes around the globe, last April’s At-Home Gala was an unprecedented virtual event. Don’t miss a special two-day free encore presentation of the Gala beginning tonight, June 12, at 7:30PM EDT on the metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including program lineup, articles,

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