An anonymous donor has sponsored a number of tickets to the Melbourne Ring Cycle to encourage new audiences.

With just two weeks to go until the Melbourne Ring Cycle opens, Opera Australia has announced that an enthusiastic donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has subsidised a limited number of tickets. Normally, tickets to each of the four operas would cost $299. Thanks to the subsidy, they have been discounted to $149 and are available both for the four individual operas as well as the complete 16-hour cycle.

^{Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and the Rhinemaidens in Götterdämerung. Photo by Jeff Busby}

“Our new favourite donor is keen for everyone to experience this incredible masterpiece, creating a fantastic opportunity for those who want to see what the fuss is all about,” says an OA press statement.

Tickets were quickly snapped up way ahead of the opening when the acclaimed production premiered in 2013. So this is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to see a Ring Cycle for the first time or for seasoned Ring-goers, affectionately known as Ring Nuts, to revisit the Melbourne Cycle.

Directed by Neil Armfield, the Melbourne Ring Cycle was...