Pbs Wagner Ring Cycle Dvd

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.

Pbs wagner ring cycle dvd.

On pbs check local listings season 13 of great performances at the met continues sunday august 11 at 12 p m. I attended the previous production of rheingold at the met back in probably the mid 80 s when it was the new production. The fact that he not only managed to do so but that the whole of the ring cycle seems to flow. Ring des nibelungen der wagner s dream 8 dvd review.

The only other video ring i ve seen is the bayreuth centennial production of 1976 staged by patrice chereau and conducted by pierre boulez. Wagner eventually overcame all the musical scenic and dramatic challenges he had created. 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. 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.

The most famous the most performed the most thrilling and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. 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. 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. 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.

A unique and exclusive package on multi blu ray set of the most successful ring cycle production of the 21th century. And that ring i still own on laserdisk and dvd. The entire ring cycle as well.