Watch: Director Keith Warner on The Ring Cycle
British Director talks about his inspiration and whether there is hope at the end of the Ring.
Maria Radner, Karen Cargill and Elisabeth Meister as Norns in Götterdämmerung © Clive Barda/ROH 2012
Ring Cycle Director Keith Warner was interviewed by Director of the Royal Opera Kasper Holten as part of a recent In Conversation event.
Keith spoke about his career, what inspired his production of Richard Wagner’s masterwork and how he tackled such an ambitious project He also spoke about whether there is new hope at the end of the piece or whether it is entirely pessimistic.
“It’s a massive artistic experience that we all have together. I think Wagner’s real religion is art and theatre itself,” Keith told Kasper. “He says, we who’ve experienced this take from it and we go out and change the world or change ourselves.”
Watch the full interview here.
