“It’s just a story that’s incredibly captivating, and, like any mythology, is deeply rooted in our psychology,” Schamberger says. “ taking a very interesting new approach to it and a concept that looks at humankind on this planet, and this big metaphor of power and its distancing from nature,” says Joachim Schamberger, director of “Valkyrie.”īased on Norse mythology, the second installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle defies an easy summation, but deals in crafty gods, brave heroes and magical swords. Where the unique staging of “Rheingold” was a way to accommodate audience members who wished to socially distance in a semi-outdoor space during an earlier part of the pandemic, Virginia Opera’s “Valkyrie” is returning to the theater to deliver a message about environmentalism and the dangers of technology. This week, they’re taking us to a galaxy far, far away with “The Valkyrie.” Last fall, Virginia Opera took to Topgolf locations in Richmond and Virginia Beach to perform “Das Rheingold,” with actors dressed as professional golfers standing in for the gods, giants and dwarves usually associated with Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle.
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