Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke is the frontrunner to direct the 2013 Bayreuth Ring, Handelsblatt reports.  (If the name sounds familiar, it may be because Haneke was announced to direct Cosi fan tutte at NYCO during the 2012 season projected by Gerard Mortier.) Dark horses for the prestigious Green Hill gig include Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Christof Loy. 

Meanwhile, here in New York, La Cieca has obtained an exclusive photo of the Met’s new production of Die Walküre, depicting Bryn Terfel and Jonas Kaufmann on the set for Act 2 of the music drama:

Oh, all right, seriously, then, here’s some video from the dress rehearsal:

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