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3 videodiscs (259 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Dealing with the irreconcilable struggle between power and love. The second part of Wagner's gargantuan tetralogy Das Rheingold (The Ring). The story of an all powerful Ring that eventually has several Lords, none of whom come to a good end.
Disc 1. Act 1 ; extra features -- Disc 2. Act 2 -- Disc 3. Act 3.
co-production of De Nederlandse Opera, NPS, VPRO and NOS ; TV director, Hans Hulscher ; DVD producer, Ferenc van Damme.
Based on the new Complete edition of the works of Richard Wagner.
Originally recorded for television in 1999.
Bonus features: illustrated synopsis, cast gallery, introduction to Die walküre.
John Keyes, Kurt Rydl, John Bröcheler ; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen, conductor.
Filmed at the Muziektheater Amsterdam, 1999.
German dialogue; English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch or Japanese subtitles.