The Proms' first ever staging of the entire Ring Cycle came to a dramatic climax

Every one of my preconceptions has been proved wrong

Barenboim’s conducting is an odd, faux-Furtwänglerian mixture of extreme stasis and flailing frenzy

Daniel Barenboim concludes his 'Ring', and achieves a defining moment in Proms history

Nina Stemme was a glorious Brünnhilde

The Proms may never be the same again

Nina Stemme crowned the evening with an Immolation Scene that flooded out into the auditorium in an unending stream of perfection