Pbs Wagner Ring Cycle Dvd

Wagner s dream the susan froemke documentary that gives a dramatic behind the scenes look at the making of the metropolitan opera s new ring cycle airs monday september 10.

Pbs wagner ring cycle dvd.

I attended the previous production of rheingold at the met back in probably the mid 80 s when it was the new production. It s hard for me to not love a wagner opera and the ring cycle was my first exposure to a complete performance being the solti ring on eleven reels of tape. Wagner eventually overcame all the musical scenic and dramatic challenges he had created. On pbs check local listings season 13 of great performances at the met continues sunday august 11 at 12 p m.

A unique and exclusive package on multi blu ray set of the most successful ring cycle production of the 21th century. Ring des nibelungen der wagner s dream 8 dvd review. On pbs check local listings with wagner s epic. Robert lepage s acclaimed new production of wagner s der ring des nibelungen will air on great performances at the met september 11 14 in prime time each night on pbs stations check local.

Jonas kaufmann performs an excerpt from robert lepage s new production of wagner s die walküre at the met which airs wednesday september 12 at 9 p m. The most famous the most performed the most thrilling and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. Chereau had the interesting idea of setting the ring at the time it was written the mid nineteenth century which allowed him to emphasize the social and political subtext. Sunday august 11 at 12 00 p m.

Robert lepage s acclaimed new production of wagner s der ring des nibelungen will air on great performances at the met september 11 14 in primetime each night on pbs stations check local. The only other video ring i ve seen is the bayreuth centennial production of 1976 staged by patrice chereau and conducted by pierre boulez. The fact that he not only managed to do so but that the whole of the ring cycle seems to flow.