I'm new enough to opera that I'm not confident about my opinions, but I can and do talk about science fiction all day long, and I'm becoming more interested in and comfortable with fantasy literature as well. I'm glad to have read that, because it gives me context, yet I still feel free to experience this Ring Cycle as science fiction. if the production resembles science fiction it is only because science fiction shares some of the same sources as the Ring mythology." He continues: "The technological conveyances are modern, like video or Lege's Segway, but their symbolism is not: Wagner's visual imagination was generations ahead of what was physically possible in his era." An article in the Opera Cues program written by conductor and Artistic/Music Director Patrick Summers notes that "all of the imagery of the Fura Ring production comes from ancient literature. Not having seen the Ring Cycle before, I can't compare this with other productions, but I find it difficult to imagine that I would find another interpretation more exciting than this one, which is modern and sophisticated. (I also note that the audience made its appreciation of the orchestra's performance very apparent.) And I was initially intimidated by Wagner, but I'm finding the music far more accessible than I expected. This time last year, when I saw Das Rheingold for the first time, I didn't know what to expect, but this year I had the advantage going in of knowing that I love the look and direction of this production. This past Thursday we saw Die Walküre, the second part of Wagner's Ring Cycle. To Take a Dare - Crescent Dragonwagon & Paul Zindel.The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger.Stories of Your Life and Others - Ted Chiang.Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes - Chris Crutcher.The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins.Dear Bill, Remember Me? And Other Stories - Norma Fox Mazer.The Chronoliths - Robert Charles Wilson.
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