Thanks for the DVD link. I like to sit back and watch at my own pace, especially if the work is a long one.

The Ring set design by Robert Lepage, the Canadian Cirque du Soleil director, and his team. The set weighs in at 45 tons ("Valhalla Machine).". Design and modeling took place at their Québec City Studios.

It will be interesting to see the supporting singers and dancers actually flying (in harness).

I collect mostly baroque opera, and have dvds of most of the available Handel, Montiverdi, Vivaldi, Lully, et al., but I probably will buy this new Ring.

The Santa Fe Opera (http://www.santafeopera.org) has an imaginative building, open on two sides; one can watch the sun set over the Jemez and rolling country to the west if one seats early. The other side has large wind screens that are adjustable.
The seat backs have a small screen on which one can follow the libreto, in English or the original language.
The productions (in the summer) usually include a couple of old favorites, plus ones that are not well-known.
If one is able to attend the Santa Fe Opera, tickets must be obtained well in advance; people come from many areas to the country to experience the productions.