The opera was incredible.
You can't have a good "Rheingold" without a superb Alberich and Loge, and they were fantastic. Wotan was very good; and it was the singer's first appearance in the role. He's got a great career as a Wagnerian ahead of him.
The one criticism was the orchestra. It didn't do very well. One wonders if it wasn't up to the challenge. The horns kept breaking at the worst possible times, the overall sound was muddy, they were piano when they should have been forte, and forte when they should have been piano.
All in all, an excellent entry for Tacoma Opera into Wagner's "Ring".
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