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The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold

The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold

Original Title: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Das Rheingold - Bayreuther Festspiele

20162h 25m

Status

Released

Release

2016

Runtime

2h 25m

Storyline

Frank Castorf revolutionised German-language theatre in the post-Berlin Wall era, bringing to the stage intellectual and political acuteness, brash references and a not infrequent use of crude humour. He brought these qualities to the Bayreuth Festival where his production of the Ring ran from 2013 to 2017. This 2016 recording of Das Rheingold captures Marek Janowski's festival debut as conductor of this unique production, in which Castorf replaces the Rheingold with oil as the central commodity in a pre-capitalist society. The first night of the Ring cycle begins at a gas station off of Route 66, the main road connecting the East and West coasts of the USA, that played an important role in commerce in the 1920s.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 25m
Jul 26, 2016
Languages
German
Production Countries
Germany