Research Catalog

Title

Der Ring des Nibelung [videorecording] = Family of the ring. Götterdämmerung / music by Richard Wagner ; Bayreuth Festival Centennial production ; a production of Unitel, in association with WNET/Thirteen ; directed for television by Brian Large.

Publication

1981.

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Additional Authors

• Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
• Jung, Manfred, 1940-
• Mazura, Franz.
• Hübner, Fritz.
• Becht, Hermann.
• Jones, Gwyneth, 1936-
• Altmeyer, Jeannine.
• Killebrew, Gwendolyn.
• Wenkel, Ortrun.
• Schnaut, Gabriele.
• Clark, Katie.
• Sharp, Norma.
• Gramatzki, Ilse.
• Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016.
• Large, Brian.
• Grizzard, George.
• Wagner, Friedelind, 1918-
• Chéreau, Patrice.
• Peduzzi, Richard.
• Schmidt, Jacques.
• Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. pro
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) pro
• Bayreuther Festspiele. prf

Description

3 videocassettes (VHS) (306 min.) : sd., col., mono.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Answering the call to adventure, Siegfried plunges into a world of false friends, deceit, betrayal and death. An herb potion and deception by Hagen, the evil dwarf's son, lead Siegfried to force Brunnhilde into marrying another man. Hagen ends Siegfried's ring-cursed life with a spear in the back. Siegfried's funeral pyre and Brunnhilde's immolation ignite the heavens and earth. The Gods' fate is sealed in the final conflagration and the world awaits its rebirth. Includes excerpts from a documentary film on the composer, The Italian connection.

Alternative Title

• Family of the ring
• Götterdämmerung
• Wagner's ring

Subject

• Operas

Credits (note)

• Staged by Patrice Chereau ; Jacques Schmidt, costume designer ; Richard Peduzzi, scenic designer.

Event (note)

• Broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, 1981.

Language (note)

• Sung in German, with English subtitles.

Call Number

*LVH 65

OCLC

630748630

Title

Der Ring des Nibelung [videorecording] = Family of the ring. Götterdämmerung / music by Richard Wagner ; Bayreuth Festival Centennial production ; a production of Unitel, in association with WNET/Thirteen ; directed for television by Brian Large.

Imprint

1981.

Credits

Staged by Patrice Chereau ; Jacques Schmidt, costume designer ; Richard Peduzzi, scenic designer.

Performer

Manfred Jung (Siegfried) ; Franz Mazura (Gunther) ; Fritz Hübner (Hagen), Herman Becht (Alberich), Gwyneth Jones (Brünnhilde) ; Jeannine Altmeyer (Gutrune) ; Gwendolyn Killebrew (Waltraute) ; Ortrun Wenkel (First Norn) ; Gabriele Schnaut (Second Norn) ; Katie Clark (Third Norn) ; Norma Sharp (Woglinde) ; Ilse Gramatzki (Wellgunde) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; introduction and commentary by Friedelind Wagner ; synopsis of the opera narrated by George Grizzard.

Event

Broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, 1981.

Language

Sung in German, with English subtitles.

Added Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung.

Jung, Manfred, 1940- Performer

Mazura, Franz. Performer

Hübner, Fritz. Performer

Becht, Hermann. Performer

Jones, Gwyneth, 1936- Performer

Altmeyer, Jeannine. Performer

Killebrew, Gwendolyn. Performer

Wenkel, Ortrun. Performer

Schnaut, Gabriele. Performer

Clark, Katie. Performer

Sharp, Norma. Performer

Gramatzki, Ilse. Performer

Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016. Conductor

Large, Brian. Director

Grizzard, George. Narrator

Wagner, Friedelind, 1918- Commentator

Chéreau, Patrice. Producer

Peduzzi, Richard. Production personnel

Schmidt, Jacques. Costume designer

Bayreuther Festspiele. Performer

Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. Producer

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Producer

Note

At head of title : Wagner's ring

Research Call Number

*LVH 65