Zurich Ring Cycle focuses on dysfunctional family of gods


              Mezzo-soprano Anna Danik as Erda, left, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as Wotan appear during rehearsals in a new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” that opened at the Zurich Opera on April 30 and has nine performances through May 28.  (Monika Rittershaus/Opernhaus Zürich via AP)
            
              Mezzo-soprano Siena Licht Miller as Flosshilde, from left,  soprano Uliana Alexyuk as Woglinde and mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan as Wellgunde appear in a new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold," at the Zurich Opera with performances through May 28. (Monika Rittershaus/Opernhaus Zürich via AP)
Zurich Ring Cycle focuses on dysfunctional family of gods