New Century Opera sings second 'Ring' by Wagner

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New Century Opera sings second 'Ring' by Wagner

By John Fleming, Times Performing Arts Critic
In print: Thursday, April 24, 2008

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Todd Donovan is Wotan and Azure Bond is one of the Valkyries in Wagner's Die Walkure, sung in English by the New Century Opera, with artistic director Constantine Grame playing the score in a piano reduction. This is the second installment in Wagner's Ring cycle, following last year's production of Das Rheingold by the community theater. Also in the cast are Michelle Smith-Sund as Brunnhilde, Edmund Crader as Siegmund and Alexandra Walker as Sieglinde. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday and May 2 and 4 at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. $18, $20. (727) 942-5605.