Our second week of free Nightly Met Opera Streams dedicated entirely to the works of Richard Wagner features seven of the composer’s awe-inspiring masterpieces, including classic telecasts of Otto Schenk’s historic staging of the Ring cycle. Access the exhilarating lineup on metopera.org and all Met Opera on Demand apps. And prepare for each stream with a curated selection of supplementary content at metopera.org/WagnerWeek. | The Metropolitan Opera

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

On this day in 1876, Wagner's RING cycle premiered in Bayreuth, Germany. This epic cycle of operas is one of the greatest achievements in Western culture and we are proud to bring a brand-new RING to Chicago in spring 2020. Join us for an extraordinary adventure at lyricopera.org/ring. | Lyric Opera of Chicago

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