Pbs Wagner Ring Cycle Dvd

A unique and exclusive package on multi blu ray set of the most successful ring cycle production of the 21th century.

Pbs wagner ring cycle dvd.

Wagner eventually overcame all the musical scenic and dramatic challenges he had created. On pbs check local listings season 13 of great performances at the met continues sunday august 11 at 12 p m. 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. On pbs check local listings with wagner s epic.

The only other video ring i ve seen is the bayreuth centennial production of 1976 staged by patrice chereau and conducted by pierre boulez. The entire ring cycle as well. And that ring i still own on laserdisk and dvd. 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.

The most famous the most performed the most thrilling and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. Sunday august 11 at 12 00 p m. 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. The fact that he not only managed to do so but that the whole of the ring cycle seems to flow.

It s hard for me to not love a wagner opera and the ring cycle was my first exposure to a complete performance being the solti ring on eleven reels of tape. Ring des nibelungen der wagner s dream 8 dvd review. I attended the previous production of rheingold at the met back in probably the mid 80 s when it was the new production.