Updated at 1:23 p.m., Friday, January 25, 2008
Wagner's 1st 'Ring' slated for HOT's 50th anniversary
Mary Kaye Ritz
Advertiser staff writer
There are four operas in the "Ring" cycle, which were written over the course of 26 years, and can draw Wagner fans from all over the world when they are performed.
Other' operas planned for the gala year: Verdi's "A Masked Ball" and Puccini's "La Boheme."
On the agenda for next year, 2009, is "Manon Lescaut" by Puccini, "Abduction from the Seraglio" by Mozart and "Carmen" by Bizet.