In the U.S., the first complete, four-opera cycle will begin on April 6 at the Metropolitan Opera with a reprise of the Robert Lepage production.

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Imagine how much the Metropolitan Opera could have saved on its gigantic Ring Cycle if it had forgone the Robert Lepage "machine" and done it all with video.

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Born to an Australian mother and Russian-Jewish father, Mr Zeldin attended Oxford, was influenced by Peter Brook and Robert Lepage, and travelled widely in the Middle East to learn about theatre production and performance there.

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