The new General Music Director Marcus Bosch discovers the “light Wagner” at his debut in Nuremberg. Under his direction Meister-singer almost becomes a high-spirited, light-hearted comedy. This approach does not detract from the opera’s substance, this is ensured by the select ensemble of singers, the Nuremberg State Orchestra and its new conductor, who thrill the audience and critics from the start.

"Oil is the equivalent of what used to be gold. A luxury that we cannot eat," explained director Frank Castorf in an interview, outlining one of the key ideas behind his production of the Ring at Bayreuth. In the final part of the tetralogy, the wild journey ventures to the Buna chemical plants in Schkopau and to New York's Wall Street, among other places. Inspired by the aesthetic of Hollywood B movies, the production was first met with disapproval but grew to gain many supporters over the years.