In 2019, our trip to Budapest for Wagner's Ring Cycle includes all four operas, staged on consecutive nights (as Wagner intended) – with Kossuth Prize winner Ádám Fischer the inspirational artistic leader and conductor. In between performances, there is time to visit key sights in the Hungarian capital, including a tour of the Liszt Academy, with a private concert by one of its students. Nevertheless, Wagner is the main focus; his masterpiece enhanced by the wonderfully clear and intimate acoustic of the Béla Bartók Concert Hall.