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Wagner's dream : [the making of the Metropolitan Opera's new Der Ring des Nibelungen] / a film by Bob Eisenhardt & Susan Froemke ; a Susan Froemke production ; produced by Susan Froemke & Douglas Graves ; directed by Susan Froemke.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoBerlin : Deutsche Grammophon, ©2012.
Description1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, coor ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (16 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Subject(s)
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen.
Opera--Production and direction --United States.
Other author/creatorEisenhardt, Bob film editor.
Other author/creatorFroemke, Susan, producer, director.
Other author/creatorGraves, Douglas, producer.
Other author/creatorLepage, Robert, 1957- singer.
Other author/creatorVoigt, Deborah singer.
Other author/creatorMorris, Jay Hunter, singer.
Other author/creatorGelb, Peter, singer.
Other author/creatorLevine, James, 1943-2021 conductor.
Other author/creatorLuisi, Fabio conductor.
Other author/creatorLenzer, Don videographer.
Other author/creatorWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen.
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra performer.
Other author/creatorDeutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Series The Metropolitan Opera HD live
Metropolitan Opera HD live. ^A1190756
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.
Abstract "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.
General noteSubtitle and series from container.
General noteBooklet containing A conversation with the film makers in English (16 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
CreditsEditor, Bob Eisenhardt ; sound, Roger Phenix ; camera, Don Lenzer ; DVD producer, Harald Gericke.
Performer Featuring Robert Lepage, Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris, Peter Gelb, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, and the Metropolitan Opera.
Technical detailsDVD, NTSC, all region, widescreen (16:9); PCM stereo., DTS 5.1.
LanguageDialogue in English; optional subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, or Chinese. Vocal selections sung in German.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
UPC 044007348406
Publisher number073 4840 Deutsche Grammophon
Publisher number00440 073 4840 Deutsche Grammophon
Publisher number00440 073 4770 Deutsche Grammophon (set)

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