| Bangkok Opera, with the generous patronage of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, presents Die Walkure (The Valkyrie) by Richard Wagner, at the Thailand Cultural Center on November 30 and December 2 at 6 pm. (There will be one dinner interval of 45 minutes and one 20 minute interval.)
ADVANCE PROMOTION
20% EARLY BIRD SPECIAL THROUGH OCTOBER
20% IF PURCHASED USING VISA
Tickets priced from 500 to 5000 baht available from Thai Ticketmajor outlets
Tel: +66 (0) 2362-3456
www.thaiticketmajor.com for 24 hour credit card internet booking
or direct from the Bangkok Opera
Tel: +66 (0) 2663-3236 (weekdays 10:30-6 only)
Bangkok Opera's Ring Cycle was inaugurated in 2006 with an acclaimed production of Das Rheingold. The first Wagner opera ever produced in the ASEAN region and the first production of the Ring to be conceived from an purely Asian perspective, this interpretation of the Ring, conceived by the Bangkok Opera's dynamic artistic director Somtow Sucharitkul, is grounded in Hinduism and Buddhism, but leaps often into biting reflections on contemporary Asian politics, and the contemporary realities of corruption and power. After a delay due to the maestro's hospitalization the cycle is now ready to continue as the opener for the Bangkok Opera's Seventh Season.
With a cost of seasoned Wagnerians from a dozen countries, and an orchestra gathered from three continents, Bangkok Opera's five year plan to produce the full cycle by 2010 is one of the most daring artistic visions in the region.
Reviews
"Wagner meets Buddism on Thai director's stage."
— International Herald Tribune
"The production has the official blessing of the composer's great-grandson Wolfgang, who inaugurated Bangkok's Wagner society last year...a mammoth undertaking!"
— New York Times
"a world class international cast and orchestra"
— Seattle Times
"an impressive and remarkably imaginative presentation"
— Opera Magazine (UK)
Don't miss this rare chance to see a full scale live performance of Wagner in Southeast Asia! If you have purchased a ticket for the postponed July performances, and have not yet exchanged it, you can do so by contacting either Thaiticketmajor or the Bangkok Opera, depending on where you orginally purchased it.
Special rates for students, group rates, and steep discounts for groups associated with schools and universities apply. Contact the Bangkok Opera directly if you would like a group discount. |
