Concentrating is fundamental before getting on the stage in "Das Rheingold."

"Owners of the rights for presentation of The Ring, Ludwig II was angered by Wagner's his minions' rebellion and decided, in his own words, 'nip the evil in the bud', since he had never suffered 'such an affront'. The king have written: 'The way Wagner and the theatrical bastards are behaving is really criminal, and completely shamelessness. It is a disclosed challenge to my orders, which is something that I can't allow. Definitely, [Hans] Richter have to be banished from conducting again, and fired immediately. It is irrevocable. The theater staff must follow my orders, and not Wagner's whims'." (Perpetuo)