Das Rheingold -- Opera Review

Not to be outdone by the Los Angeles Opera, the Met is unveiling its productions of Richard Wagner's famed "Ring Cycle," beginning with its first installment/prelude. Featuring a multimillion-dollar 45-ton set (that notoriously malfunctioned on opening night), a staging by famed director Robert Lepage and a starry cast including Bryn Terfel and Stephanie Blythe, "Das Rheingold," scheduled to be broadcast Saturday on movie screens nationwide, provides a suitably splashy beginning.