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Additional authors

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
2. Jung, Manfred, 1940-
3. Mazura, Franz
4. Hübner, Fritz
5. Becht, Hermann
6. Jones, Gwyneth, 1936-
7. Altmeyer, Jeannine
8. Killebrew, Gwendolyn
9. Wenkel, Ortrun
10. Schnaut, Gabriele
11. Clark, Katie
12. Sharp, Norma
13. Gramatzki, Ilse
14. Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016.
15. Large, Brian
16. Grizzard, George
17. Wagner, Friedelind, 1918-
18. Chéreau, Patrice
19. Peduzzi, Richard
20. Schmidt, Jacques
21. Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. pro
22. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) pro
23. Bayreuther Festspiele. prf

Description

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

Summary

1. 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

1. Family of the ring
2. Götterdämmerung
3. Wagner's ring

Subject

1. Operas

Call number

1. *LVH 65

Credits (note)

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

Event (note)

1. Broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, 1981.

Language (note)

1. Sung in German, with English subtitles.

Title

1. 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

1. 1981.

Credits

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

Performer

1. 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

1. Broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, 1981.

Language

1. Sung in German, with English subtitles.

Added author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung.
2. Jung, Manfred, 1940- Performer
3. Mazura, Franz. Performer
4. Hübner, Fritz. Performer
5. Becht, Hermann. Performer
6. Jones, Gwyneth, 1936- Performer
7. Altmeyer, Jeannine. Performer
8. Killebrew, Gwendolyn. Performer
9. Wenkel, Ortrun. Performer
10. Schnaut, Gabriele. Performer
11. Clark, Katie. Performer
12. Sharp, Norma. Performer
13. Gramatzki, Ilse. Performer
14. Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016. Conductor
15. Large, Brian. Director
16. Grizzard, George. Narrator
17. Wagner, Friedelind, 1918- Commentator
18. Chéreau, Patrice. Producer
19. Peduzzi, Richard. Production personnel
20. Schmidt, Jacques. Costume designer
21. Bayreuther Festspiele. Performer
22. Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH. Producer
23. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Producer

Note

1. At head of title : Wagner's ring

Research call number

1. *LVH 65