BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Digiplex Cranford Theater 25 North Avenue W\, Cranford is hosting the The \;Ring \;Cycle series. \; The planned sched ule is as follows:\nMonday\, May 7\, 2012 - 6:30 pm local time\nWagner&r squo\;s Dream \;&ndash\; Met premiere of documentary by \;Susan Froemke\nThe stakes could not be higher as visionary director \;Robe rt Lepage\, some of the world&rsquo\;s greatest operatic artists\, and t he \;Metropolitan Opera \;tackle Wagner's \;Ring \;cycle . \; An intimate look at the enormous theatrical and musical challe nges of staging opera&rsquo\;s most monumental work\, the film chronicl es the quest to fulfill Wagner's dream of a perfect \;Ring.\nWednes day\, May 9\, 2012 - 6:30 pm local time\nDas Rheingold \;(The Rhine Gold)\nIn the first opera in the \;Ring \;cycle\, the gods of&nb sp\;Valhalla \;clash with underworld dwarves and brawny giants\, wit h disastrous consequences. \; The evil Alberich (Eric Owens) steals gold from the Rhine and uses it to forge a ring of unimaginable power.&n bsp\; Wotan (Bryn Terfel)\, the king of the gods\, uses magic to steal the Ring\, but Alberich places a curse that guarantees misery for whoev er wears it. \; Wotan&rsquo\;s unwillingness to part with the ring leads him to break a contract with the giants who have built the gods&r squo\; new castle in the sky\, setting in motion a chain of events that will end in his own destruction. \; James Levine \;conducts.\nM onday\, May 14\, 2012 - 6:30 pm local time\nDie Walkü\;re \;(The Valkyrie)\nThe mysterious hero Siegmund (Jonas Kaufmann) finds shelter in the strangely familiar arms of a lonely woman named Sieglinde (Eva-Ma ria Westbroek). \; Their forbidden love leads Wotan&rsquo\;s daughte r\, the warrior maiden Brü\;nnhilde (Deborah Voigt)\, to defy moral ity and intervene on behalf of the hero. \; Brü\;nnhilde&rsquo\; s transgression forces her father to choose between his love for his f avorite daughter and his duty to his wife\, the formidable goddess Fric ka (Stephanie Blythe). \; Overcome with grief\, Wotan takes away Br ü\;nnhilde&rsquo\;s godlike powers and puts her to sleep on a mount aintop\, surrounded by a ring of magic fire that can only be crossed by the bravest of heroes. \; James Levine \;conducts.\nWednesday\, May 16\, 2012 - 6:30 pm local time\nSiegfried\nThe young hero Siegfried grows up in the wilderness\, raised by Alberich&rsquo\;s conniving brot her Mime (Gerhard Siegel). \; He puts together the broken pieces of the sword Nothung\, uses it to slay the fearsome dragon Fafner\, and t akes the Ring for himself. \; To fulfill his destiny\, he must over come one more opponent&mdash\;Wotan\, now disguised as the Wanderer\, w ho knows the world of the gods is coming to an end&mdash\;and cross thr ough the magic fire to awaken his true love\, Brü\;nnhilde. \; Fabio Luisi \;conducts.\nSaturday\, May 19\, 2012 - 12 Noon \;lo cal time\nGö\;tterdä\;mmerung \;(Twilight of the Gods)\nSieg fried and Brü\;nnhilde&rsquo\;s love is torn apart by the curse of the Ring. \; A trio of scheming humans separates the two heroes in a desperate attempt to steal the Ring for themselves. \; Their vill ainous plan fails\, but they succeed in murdering Siegfried. \; Hea rtbroken\, Brü\;nnhilde takes the Ring and leaps into the hero&rsqu o\;s funeral pyre\, causing a global cataclysm and the twilight of the gods. \;Fabio Luisi \;conducts.\nFor more information\, visit ht tp://www.digiplexdest.com. \; All are welcome. URL:http://scotchplains.patch.com/events/metropolitan-opera-presents-robe rt-lepages-wagners-der-ring-des-nibelungen-digiplex-theater SUMMARY:Wagner's Ring Cycle – Digiplex Theater LOCATION:Digiplex Cranford Theater: 25 North Avenue W\, Cranford\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR