Der Ring des Nibelungen ; and, "Wagner's dream" : the making of the Ring /

The four operas of The Ring Cycle.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Other Authors:	Lepage, Robert, 1957- (Producer), Halvorson, Gary (Director), Terfel, Bryn (Singer), Croft, Dwayne (Singer), Diegel, Adam (Singer), Croft, Richard, 1959- (Singer), Owens, Eric, 1970- (Singer), Siegel, Gerhard, 1963- (Singer), Selig, Franz-Josef (Singer), König, Hans-Peter (Singer), Blythe, Stephanie (Singer), Harmer, Wendy Bryn (Singer), Bardon, Patricia (Singer), Oropesa, Lisette (Singer), Cano, Jennifer Johnson (Singer), Mumford, Tamara (Singer), Kaufmann, Jonas (Singer), Westbroek, Eva-Maria (Singer), Voigt, Deborah (Singer), Hogan, Kelly Cae (Singer), Fillmore, Molly (Singer), Dix, Marjorie Elinor (Singer), Phillips, Mary (Mezzo-soprano) (Singer), Gigliotti, Eve (Singer), McCormick, Mary Ann (Singer), Ammann, Lindsay (Singer), Morris, Jay Hunter (Singer), Erdmann, Mojca (Singer), Meier, Waltraud (Singer), Paterson, Iain, 1973- (Singer), Radner, Maria (Singer), Bishop, Elizabeth (Mezzo-soprano) (Singer), Melton, Heidi (Singer), Morley, Erin (Singer), Eisenhardt, Bob, Froemke, Susan (Producer, Director), Graves, Douglas (Producer), Levine, James, 1943-2021 (Conductor), Luisi, Fabio (Conductor), Fillion, Carl (Set designer), St-Aubin, François (Costume designer), Boucher, Etienne (Lighting designer), Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung: Sung in German; subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. Wagner's dream: Dialogue in English; subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, and Chinese. Vocal selections sung in German.
Published:	Berlin : Deutsche Grammophon, [2012]
Series:	Metropolitan Opera HD live.
Subjects:	Operas. Feature films. Filmed operas. Filmed performances. Nonfiction films.

Description
Summary:	The four operas of The Ring Cycle. Wagner's dream: "Wagner's dream takes you deep into the artistic and musical challenges of the epic Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. Visionary director Robert Lepage begins a five-year journey to create the most ambitious staging in Metropolitan Opera history, featuring a 90,000-pound set ("The Machine") conceived to meet Wagner's immense theatrical demands. The film follows heroic singers from rehearsals to performance as they take on many of the most daunting roles in opera. Soprano Deborah Voigt is torn between excitement and fear as she prepares to play the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, while unexpected drama arises as a new tenor, Jay Hunter Morris, steps in as the Ring's hero, Siegfried - days before the production's world premiere. An intimate look at the challenges of live theater and the risks that must be taken, the film chronicles the tremendous creativity and unflagging determination behind this daring attempt to realize Wagner's dream of a perfect Ring."--Container.
Item Description:	Titles and credits from set container and individual containers. "A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--Set container. Durations: 920 min. (operas); 114 min. (Wagner's dream). Accompanying booklets for operas include program notes by Paul Thomason, A conversation with Robert Lepage, and synopsis, all in English with French and German translations (20 pages : ill., ports.); accompanying booklet for Wagner's dream include a conversation with the filmmakers, in English with French and German translations (16 pages : ill., ports.). Extras include Backstage at The Met: features and interviews (77 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	8 videodiscs (1034 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 5 booklets (1 in each container)
Format:	DVD; NTSC, all region; 16:9 high definition; PCM stereo., DTS surround 5.1.
Production Credits:	Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung: Carl Fillion, set designer ; François St-Aubin, costume designer ; Etienne Boucher, lighting designer. Wagner's dream: Bob Eisenhardt, editor ; Roger Phenix, sound; Don Lenzer, camera.