Die Walküre – review

Town Hall, LeedsLess can be more when it comes to Wagner, and Opera North's "austerity Ring" – now on its second instalment in its second year – continues to enthral and amaze. First and foremost this is because its musical standards remain consistently high, though it also owes much to its director, Peter Mumford, whose concert staging tells us more about Die Walküre than most full-scale productions by getting rid of everything but the essentials.Three vast screens suspended above orchest...

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