Wagner - Das Rheingold McIntyre Zednik Jerusalem Salminen Becht Schwarz Boulez Bayreuth Opera Boulez Ring Cycle Part 1

Product Description In Patrice Chreau's illuminating, violent Bayreuth production of Das Rheingold, Wotan wears the brocade coat of feudal times while the Rhine seems to be a reservoir with a modern-day power station. Tienda This is a beautifully conducted and thoughtfully staged performance of the first opera (the prologue) in Wagner's Ring Cycle. As soon as the clouds of mist have dissipated, while the daring, long-held opening chord is still reverberating, the screen clears to show not only the River Rhine and the three maidens (dressed like prostitutes in this production) assigned to guard the gold hidden there. It also shows an enormous dam (not mentioned in Wagner's text). This is the underwater base of a hydroelectric plant, and its presence tells us two things immediately: that this production takes the story out of the vaguely medieval fantasy world in which Wagner had placed it, and that a basic theme of the four-opera cycle would be power. Alberich, the Nibelung, is willing to renounce the love of women, after stealing the gold from the Rhine, to become the ruler of the world. Another basic theme is greed. The cast is uniformly excellent. The approach of stage director Patrice Chereau carefully balances realism, symbolism, and fantasy. The two giants (Matti Salminen and Fritz Hübner) tower over the gods who are waiting to enter the newly constructed Valhalla; Loge (brilliantly played by Heinz Zednick) appears in a burst of flame; the subterranean lair of the Nibelungs looks something like a prison and something like a mass-production sweatshop. In contrast, the gods look like members of a rather aimless leisure class. Freia, the goddess of youth (Carmen Reppel), whose fate is one of the basic items in the plot, is presented as a lovely but helpless beauty queen. Pierre Boulez conducts this episode. like the entire cycle, with power and precision. --Joe McLellan

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7.56 x 5.35 x 0.55 pulgadas; 3.46 Onzas Director : Brian Large Formato multimedia : Pantalla completa, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitulado, DTS estéreo, Clásica Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 44 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Agosto 9, 2005 Actores : Donald McIntyre, Martin Egel, Siegfried Jerusalem, Heinz Zednik, Hanna Schwarz Subtítulos: : Inglés, Español, Alemán, Francés Idioma : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), Alemán (DTS 5.1), Alemán (PCM Stereo) Estudio : Universal ASIN : B00092ZAO0 Escritores : Richard Wagner Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº117,643 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº3,431 en Video Música y Conciertos (Películas y TV) nº3,800 en Ópera y Vocal nº12,814 en Clásica Opiniones de clientes: 4.5 de 5 estrellas 30 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7.56 x 5.35 x 0.55 pulgadas; 3.46 Onzas Director : Brian Large Formato multimedia : Pantalla completa, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitulado, DTS estéreo, Clásica Tiempo de ejecución : 2 horas y 44 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Agosto 9, 2005 Actores : Donald McIntyre, Martin Egel, Siegfried Jerusalem, Heinz Zednik, Hanna Schwarz Subtítulos: : Inglés, Español, Alemán, Francés Idioma : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), Alemán (DTS 5.1), Alemán (PCM Stereo) Estudio : Universal ASIN : B00092ZAO0 Escritores : Richard Wagner Número de discos : 1