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Wagner's dream, a film by Bob Eisenhardt & Susan Froemke ; produced by Susan Froemke & Douglas Graves ; directed by Susan Froemke

Type

Label

Wagner's dream, a film by Bob Eisenhardt & Susan Froemke ; produced by Susan Froemke & Douglas Graves ; directed by Susan Froemke

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Wagner's dream

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

903403513

Responsibility statement

a film by Bob Eisenhardt & Susan Froemke ; produced by Susan Froemke & Douglas Graves ; directed by Susan Froemke

Runtime

114

Series statement

The Metropolitan Opera HD live

Summary

"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"--Container

Table Of Contents

Wagner's dream -- Imagining a new Ring -- Building the machine -- Convincing the crew -- Rolling out the machine -- Brünnhilde -- Solving problems -- Das Rheingold : opening night -- Die Walküre : Hojotoho! -- Uncharted territory -- A new Siegfried arrives -- Götterdämmerung : discovery -- The pinnacle moment

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Wagner's dream, the making of the Metropolitan Opera's new Der Ring des Nibelungen

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