{"product_id":"mythic-mash-up-roland-matthews-finds-la-scala-s-gotterdammerung-to-be-a-mixed-affair","title":"Mythic Mash-Up: Roland Matthews finds La Scala’s ‘Götterdämmerung’ to be a mixed affair","description":"\u003cp\u003eReview of \u003cem\u003eGötterdämmerung\u003c\/em\u003e, directed McVicar, conducted Soddy, Milan, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/the-wagner-journal-july-2026-volume-20-number-2?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003eJuly 2026, Volume 20, Number 2\u003c\/a\u003e, 86–8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile the Milan air was filled with pre-Winter Olympics fever the focus at La Scala was on one ring rather than five, as it unveiled the final instalment of its new \u003cem\u003eRing \u003c\/em\u003ecycle. David McVicar’s production had a troubled birth when, barely two months before \u003cem\u003eDas Rheingold \u003c\/em\u003eopened in November 2024, conductor Christian Thielemann withdrew, citing health issues and concerns about the theatre’s administration. A hastily contrived resolution saw two conductors, Simone Young and Alexander Soddy, sharing podium duties \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003ethroughout the project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wagner Journal","offers":[{"title":"Individual","offer_id":54364821258582,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institution","offer_id":54364821291350,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/mythic-mash-up-roland-matthews-finds-la-scala-s-gotterdammerung-to-be-a-mixed-affair","provider":"The Wagner Journal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}