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# Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Das Rheingold · Die Walküre · Siegfried · Götterdämmerung & Wagner's Dream - The making of the Ring Starring in alphabetical order: Patricia Bardon · Stephanie Blythe · Richard Croft · Mojca Erdmann · Wendy Bryn Harmer Jonas Kaufmann · Hans-Peter König · Waltraud Meier · Jay Hunter Morris · Eric Owens Iain Peterson · Franz-Josef Selig · Gerhard Siegel · Bryn Terfel · Deborah Voigt Eva-Maria Westbroek - The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus James Levine · Fabio Luisi Directed by Robert Lepage Also included is Wagner's Dream, a frank and revealing documentary about the five-year making of the Met's new Ring that has already been acclaimed as "simply the best documentary about the Met ever made" (Film Journal), "a must-see for any creative soul" (Cinespect) and "destined to be one of the classic documentaries about opera". The most famous, the most performed, the most thrilling, and the most recorded opera cycle in music history. A unique and exclusive package, on multi-Blu-Ray set, of the most successful Ring Cycle production of the 21th century. Filmed at the world-famous Metropolitan Opera House in New York, in high definition the award winning Robert Lepage production. Featuring Bryn Terfel as Wotan universally recognized as the finest Bass-Baritone and Wotan of his generation. Also starring Deborah Voigt as Brunnhilde, and Star Tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund. The ultimate product to launch Universal Classics significant and substantial celebration of the Wagner Anniversary Year (1813 to 2013). This award-winning and ground-breaking production has been seen by over 150,000 people at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and subsequently by a remarkable 800,000 people in cinemas and movie-theatres around the globe. Screenings have taken place in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, The UK and the US. Features some of the most remarkable and memorable music of all time including The Ride of the Valkyries and Siegfrieds Funeral March, as heard in countless Hollywood blockbusters and global TV commercials over the last forty years. This is The Lord Of the Rings of the classical music world action-packed, a unique story steeped in mystery, intrigue, death, heart-break and heroism. To coincide with this release, we are planning a 2 CD set and download Ring-Hits-package featuring of course the stars of this production: Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt and Jonas Kaufmann.

Review: Worth Every Penny - I saw Die Walkure in the house, when they were filming the HD production, and the other 3 operas at my local movie theater in HD. All were fantastic experiences, but having them home to watch over and over again is even better. And just think, $119.99. To compare, I bought the laserdisc version of the Schenk Ring Cycle in 1994, at a cost of $335.00. And I've enjoyed it many times. And when I saw Die Walkure live, my ticket was around $300.00. For just the one opera. In the house, of course, you get better sound. In the movie theater, you get great picture, but the sound of the orchestra is not always so full and rich. But at home, on a widescreen HD television, with a surround sound system, you get great picture, with closeups, and amazing sound quality. The bluray has DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM Stereo. Compared with my laserdisc version of the Schenk production, the sound here is much richer, much more enveloping, for both orchestra and singers. The picture is 1080i HD, 16:9, which fills my 59 inch screen, and looks beautiful (the Schenk is SD, soft picture, 1.33:1, with black bars on the sides on my TV). There are subtitles, which you can turn on or off, in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese. As others have pointed out the set includes four blurays, one for each opera, along with a fifth bluray of the film Wagner's Dream. I watched this first, and it really explains the challenges of the production well. Each opera disc contains a short booklet, listing the chapter stops and timings, an essay and the synopsis. The discs themselves have some special features. When I saw the broadcasts in the theaters, there were live cast interviews between the acts. But by including these as special features, you can watch the opera uninterrupted, and then view the interviews later. The Walkure disc has a short special on leitmotifs, with members of the horn section illustrating the themes, in closeup and stunning sound. You've read all the pros and cons of the production. I for one, thought it was just right, a balance between traditionalist productions and crazy modern ones. I loved the costumes, which are traditional, especially the Walkyries' costumes, which I thought were very flattering to the various builds of the nine ladies. I thought the ring of fire scene in the Schenk production (which I also saw live) was more magical, but in general, the myriad imaginative uses of the machine were both technically impressive and wonderfully illustrative of the story. As for the singing, unless one goes back and compares it to something like the Solti Ring, which was recorded over many years, with numerous outtakes, not in front of a live audience like this, it was magnificent. In Rheingold, the cast is top notch throughout, from a lovely trio sound of the Rheinmaidens, to Eric Owens as a powerful Alberich, ably showing the frustration and later arrogance of the character, to Stephanie Blythe as Fricka, and Bryn Terfel as Wotan, his deep, lush, Wagnerian baritone showing why he is king of the Gods. I also liked Adam Diegel in the small role of Froh, his clarion tenor showing promise for the future. Wendy Bryn Harmer plays a fetching Freia in Rheingold. She later is one of the Walkyries, and then Gutrune in Gotterdammerung. In Die Walkure, Terfel really gets to show his credentials, both as a singer and an actor, and his performance is gripping. Deborah Voigt, whom I have seen many times, is one of the finest filmed Brunhildes ever (not comparing to CD versions). I agree with some that her voice is just a tad less amazing than it was in her 1993 Elektra broadcast, but she still has power to spare, a deep, rich sound, and excellent control throughout her range. She also acts the part wonderfully. I can imagine Birgit Nilsson, who of course had the greatest voice of all time for this role, costumed like this, with ultra closeups. Well, maybe I shouldn't imagine that. Eva-Maria Westbroek is an excellent Sieglinde, able to hit the highest notes without any strain, a large voice. And then there is Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund. Wow. What a voice. He really makes this opera special. Now I've watched Siegfried. I love this opera, as it has tons of comedy, and a dramatic happy ending, things not always present in opera. I am even more convinced than before that the Lepage production is a winner. There are beautiful visual effects, such as a video "pond" with reflections of the live characters, a 3-D forest bird whose beak actually is triggered to the voice of the singer, and a stunning representation of the fiery top of the mountain where Siegfried wakes Brunnhilde. I went back and looked at my dvd of the Chereau production in 1976 and the Met Otto Schenk production. Compared to this new one, they both looked static, boring. Costumes are also better, especially Erda, who comes from the Earth, and has a dress covered with what looks like pieces of shiny volcanic rock. You really have to see it, and it matches her character. As for singing, once again, it's excellent. Terfel as the Wanderer is commanding, but now world weary. Gerhard Siegel as Mime is excellent, a very strong voice (he used to sing Siegfrieds). Jay Hunter Morris, the last minute replacement, has a fine voice, smooth and powerful. I'm not sure he matches every Siegfried of the past, but he really looks heroic, and acts perfectly, starting as a naive foolish wild child, but gradually learning about love, women and destiny. But Deborah Voigt, for me, is the star. Her 35 minute love duet showcases a huge, full sound, torrents of notes flowing effortlessly over the orchestra to fill the hall. Her acting is also spot on, and the chemistry between Brunnhilde and Siegfried is palpable. This is one wonderful disc, which I'll watch over and over again. One singer I haven't mentioned yet is Hans-Peter Konig, who plays Fafner, Hunding and Hagen over the course of the cycle. He has a thunderous deep bass, used to great effect in these villain roles. Wendy Bryn Harmer, who was Freia and then one of the Valkyries, plays Gutrune in Gotterdammerung. She looks and sounds beautiful, and acts her part well. One of the best things about this 4th opera in the cycle is that it has a chorus. And what a sound they make! Their singing in Act 2 is thrilling, and like the rest of the set, sounded wonderful on my sound system. In fact, the sound and picture are so good throughout, that alone makes this Ring Cycle a great buy. The new uses of the machine continue to delight the eye and support the story. Jay Hunter Morris has even more difficult acting here, and does an excellent job. But once again, it's Deborah Voigt who really knocked my socks off. She sounds truly heroic here, from the opening love scene with Siegfried, to the immolation scene, where she unleashes the full power and beauty of her voice. The end of the opera is lovely and moving, the depiction of the Rhine echoing the beginning in Das Rheingold, bringing the entire cycle back to where it began. I truly adored this bluray set, and recommend it highly.
Review: Technology catches up with The Vision - Finally, Wagners' epic vision can be realized, maybe for the first time, on an imaginary scale equal to the music. Now, I know that RW himself wanted his opera produced a certain, specific (read as very, very Traditional) way. Cosima enforced this during her reign as director for the rest of her very long life. If you like that presentation, you got that other Met production thats as good as the traditional style will get. IMO opera wont survive w/o something new and fresh, it really needs to be re-interpreted with each new generation. This version is pretty spectacular. Others have used projection technology, but this has "The Machine." This has the added advantage of a 3-dimensional space that the projection can be shot on. So, in Seigfried, you have a beautiful forest scene that the actors can walk across, while the computer technology rustles the leaves underfoot. Then the Machine can change postion to a wholly vertical screen if necessary. Then, take a look at the amazing journey to Nibelheim, the Machine is twisted as Wotan and Loge "walk" on suspened wires across to the depths of the netherworld. The climax to Das Rheingold is... wow. As the Gods ascend up the Rainbow Bridge (here a beautiful glimmering computer generated and projected rainbow), the Machine then tilts down on both sides until it is completely vertical, and a full Starfield is seen. Wow. This reminded me of that scene in Immortal Beloved. Oh, the opening with the undulating wave effect and the Rhinemaidens suspended in midair, bubbles coming out of their mouths while they sing. The technology is finally here, and vision has equalled vision. So many great moments (and many "dull 1/4 hours"). One final note, a slightly negative one, and this is regarding the actual libretto. Dare I criticize Wagner himself? Why not... the Ring is way, way, much too repetitive in it's storytelling. You hear the same freaking subplots told about 20 times over and over and over by seemingly every possible character. It got on my nerves about the 15th time I heard how Wotan could not steal the ring himself so he had to have Seigfried do it for him. I mean, I've heard this already. Once, maybe twice... but 20? I dont need that. And this true of every single subplot. 7 times you hear how Seigfried had no fear and killed the dragon and through the blood can understand birds. I dont need to hear this told 7 times. Ok, Ive beaten this point enough... Lol. Awesome music, awesome production, all on Blu Ray delivered to your door .....we live in great times my friends.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | Robert Lepage, The Metropolitan Opera |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 397 Reviews |
| Format | Box set, Classical, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC |
| Genre | Classical / Symphonies, Music Video & Concerts, jazz-music |
| Language | German |
| Number Of Discs | 8 |

## Product Details

- **Contributor:** Robert Lepage, The Metropolitan Opera
- **Format:** Box set, Classical, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC
- **Genre:** Classical / Symphonies, Music Video & Concerts, jazz-music
- **Language:** German
- **Number Of Discs:** 8

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth Every Penny
*by R***E on September 26, 2012*

I saw Die Walkure in the house, when they were filming the HD production, and the other 3 operas at my local movie theater in HD. All were fantastic experiences, but having them home to watch over and over again is even better. And just think, $119.99. To compare, I bought the laserdisc version of the Schenk Ring Cycle in 1994, at a cost of $335.00. And I've enjoyed it many times. And when I saw Die Walkure live, my ticket was around $300.00. For just the one opera. In the house, of course, you get better sound. In the movie theater, you get great picture, but the sound of the orchestra is not always so full and rich. But at home, on a widescreen HD television, with a surround sound system, you get great picture, with closeups, and amazing sound quality. The bluray has DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM Stereo. Compared with my laserdisc version of the Schenk production, the sound here is much richer, much more enveloping, for both orchestra and singers. The picture is 1080i HD, 16:9, which fills my 59 inch screen, and looks beautiful (the Schenk is SD, soft picture, 1.33:1, with black bars on the sides on my TV). There are subtitles, which you can turn on or off, in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese. As others have pointed out the set includes four blurays, one for each opera, along with a fifth bluray of the film Wagner's Dream. I watched this first, and it really explains the challenges of the production well. Each opera disc contains a short booklet, listing the chapter stops and timings, an essay and the synopsis. The discs themselves have some special features. When I saw the broadcasts in the theaters, there were live cast interviews between the acts. But by including these as special features, you can watch the opera uninterrupted, and then view the interviews later. The Walkure disc has a short special on leitmotifs, with members of the horn section illustrating the themes, in closeup and stunning sound. You've read all the pros and cons of the production. I for one, thought it was just right, a balance between traditionalist productions and crazy modern ones. I loved the costumes, which are traditional, especially the Walkyries' costumes, which I thought were very flattering to the various builds of the nine ladies. I thought the ring of fire scene in the Schenk production (which I also saw live) was more magical, but in general, the myriad imaginative uses of the machine were both technically impressive and wonderfully illustrative of the story. As for the singing, unless one goes back and compares it to something like the Solti Ring, which was recorded over many years, with numerous outtakes, not in front of a live audience like this, it was magnificent. In Rheingold, the cast is top notch throughout, from a lovely trio sound of the Rheinmaidens, to Eric Owens as a powerful Alberich, ably showing the frustration and later arrogance of the character, to Stephanie Blythe as Fricka, and Bryn Terfel as Wotan, his deep, lush, Wagnerian baritone showing why he is king of the Gods. I also liked Adam Diegel in the small role of Froh, his clarion tenor showing promise for the future. Wendy Bryn Harmer plays a fetching Freia in Rheingold. She later is one of the Walkyries, and then Gutrune in Gotterdammerung. In Die Walkure, Terfel really gets to show his credentials, both as a singer and an actor, and his performance is gripping. Deborah Voigt, whom I have seen many times, is one of the finest filmed Brunhildes ever (not comparing to CD versions). I agree with some that her voice is just a tad less amazing than it was in her 1993 Elektra broadcast, but she still has power to spare, a deep, rich sound, and excellent control throughout her range. She also acts the part wonderfully. I can imagine Birgit Nilsson, who of course had the greatest voice of all time for this role, costumed like this, with ultra closeups. Well, maybe I shouldn't imagine that. Eva-Maria Westbroek is an excellent Sieglinde, able to hit the highest notes without any strain, a large voice. And then there is Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund. Wow. What a voice. He really makes this opera special. Now I've watched Siegfried. I love this opera, as it has tons of comedy, and a dramatic happy ending, things not always present in opera. I am even more convinced than before that the Lepage production is a winner. There are beautiful visual effects, such as a video "pond" with reflections of the live characters, a 3-D forest bird whose beak actually is triggered to the voice of the singer, and a stunning representation of the fiery top of the mountain where Siegfried wakes Brunnhilde. I went back and looked at my dvd of the Chereau production in 1976 and the Met Otto Schenk production. Compared to this new one, they both looked static, boring. Costumes are also better, especially Erda, who comes from the Earth, and has a dress covered with what looks like pieces of shiny volcanic rock. You really have to see it, and it matches her character. As for singing, once again, it's excellent. Terfel as the Wanderer is commanding, but now world weary. Gerhard Siegel as Mime is excellent, a very strong voice (he used to sing Siegfrieds). Jay Hunter Morris, the last minute replacement, has a fine voice, smooth and powerful. I'm not sure he matches every Siegfried of the past, but he really looks heroic, and acts perfectly, starting as a naive foolish wild child, but gradually learning about love, women and destiny. But Deborah Voigt, for me, is the star. Her 35 minute love duet showcases a huge, full sound, torrents of notes flowing effortlessly over the orchestra to fill the hall. Her acting is also spot on, and the chemistry between Brunnhilde and Siegfried is palpable. This is one wonderful disc, which I'll watch over and over again. One singer I haven't mentioned yet is Hans-Peter Konig, who plays Fafner, Hunding and Hagen over the course of the cycle. He has a thunderous deep bass, used to great effect in these villain roles. Wendy Bryn Harmer, who was Freia and then one of the Valkyries, plays Gutrune in Gotterdammerung. She looks and sounds beautiful, and acts her part well. One of the best things about this 4th opera in the cycle is that it has a chorus. And what a sound they make! Their singing in Act 2 is thrilling, and like the rest of the set, sounded wonderful on my sound system. In fact, the sound and picture are so good throughout, that alone makes this Ring Cycle a great buy. The new uses of the machine continue to delight the eye and support the story. Jay Hunter Morris has even more difficult acting here, and does an excellent job. But once again, it's Deborah Voigt who really knocked my socks off. She sounds truly heroic here, from the opening love scene with Siegfried, to the immolation scene, where she unleashes the full power and beauty of her voice. The end of the opera is lovely and moving, the depiction of the Rhine echoing the beginning in Das Rheingold, bringing the entire cycle back to where it began. I truly adored this bluray set, and recommend it highly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Technology catches up with The Vision
*by T***. on July 16, 2013*

Finally, Wagners' epic vision can be realized, maybe for the first time, on an imaginary scale equal to the music. Now, I know that RW himself wanted his opera produced a certain, specific (read as very, very Traditional) way. Cosima enforced this during her reign as director for the rest of her very long life. If you like that presentation, you got that other Met production thats as good as the traditional style will get. IMO opera wont survive w/o something new and fresh, it really needs to be re-interpreted with each new generation. This version is pretty spectacular. Others have used projection technology, but this has "The Machine." This has the added advantage of a 3-dimensional space that the projection can be shot on. So, in Seigfried, you have a beautiful forest scene that the actors can walk across, while the computer technology rustles the leaves underfoot. Then the Machine can change postion to a wholly vertical screen if necessary. Then, take a look at the amazing journey to Nibelheim, the Machine is twisted as Wotan and Loge "walk" on suspened wires across to the depths of the netherworld. The climax to Das Rheingold is... wow. As the Gods ascend up the Rainbow Bridge (here a beautiful glimmering computer generated and projected rainbow), the Machine then tilts down on both sides until it is completely vertical, and a full Starfield is seen. Wow. This reminded me of that scene in Immortal Beloved. Oh, the opening with the undulating wave effect and the Rhinemaidens suspended in midair, bubbles coming out of their mouths while they sing. The technology is finally here, and vision has equalled vision. So many great moments (and many "dull 1/4 hours"). One final note, a slightly negative one, and this is regarding the actual libretto. Dare I criticize Wagner himself? Why not... the Ring is way, way, much too repetitive in it's storytelling. You hear the same freaking subplots told about 20 times over and over and over by seemingly every possible character. It got on my nerves about the 15th time I heard how Wotan could not steal the ring himself so he had to have Seigfried do it for him. I mean, I've heard this already. Once, maybe twice... but 20? I dont need that. And this true of every single subplot. 7 times you hear how Seigfried had no fear and killed the dragon and through the blood can understand birds. I dont need to hear this told 7 times. Ok, Ive beaten this point enough... Lol. Awesome music, awesome production, all on Blu Ray delivered to your door .....we live in great times my friends.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spectacular achievement
*by M***M on November 30, 2020*

I first saw parts of this on PBS Live from the Met back in 2011. Then I bought the blu-ray set, and promptly forgot it! Then I bought a pair of Bowers and Wilkin P7 Bluetooth, noise canceling headphones and decided to try them out on the Ring Cycle. I am glad I did. Spectacular sound. On to the production. The design of this production was simultaneously extremely simple and extraordinarily complex. The planning of it reminded me of America's decision to go to the moon in 1962. Everything had to be designed and invented along the way. It seems just as complex. Robert Lepage and his company had just three years to complete their mission instead of NASA's seven. So the machine itself. Yes amazing with all the articulations. Then the visuals, the projected images so imaginative and so appropriate. The forest bird, so beautiful, and how they tracked the singer's voice to the location of the bird and the moving of the birds lips! And the cast - stellar throughout. I'll start with the forest bird, Mojca Erdmann - beautiful and lovely with great voice, as was Tamara Mumford, Flosshilde, the Rhinemaiden. Jonas Kaufman and Eva-Maria Westbroek were terrific as Siegmund and Sieglinde. Eric Owens likewise terrific as Alberich, from his beginning lustful scoundrel, to the demon of power, to the old man lingering in past hopes. Hans-Peter Konig fabulous throughout as Fafner, Hunding and Hagen. Jay Hunter Morris was an excellent Siegried, especially filling in at the last moment when the original singer got ill, and ESPECIALLY because he has to play a character who is known for two things both of them inseparably connected, his absolute fearlessness, and his STUPIDITY. Oy, what a dunce. However, in has last moments of life in Gotterdamerung, he recovers his memory and in moments of supreme tenderness, his voice changes as he appears to acquire intelligence for the first time. But the real stars are Bryn Terfel as Wotan and Deborah Voigt as Brunnhilde, especially Deborah Voigt. In many ways, the Ring cycle is about Brunnhilde. Alberich and Wotan set it in motion, but it is Brunnhilde who carries it through to the end. When Debbie and Bryn are together, it is true musical theater dynamite. Their duets in Walkure are matchless. I believe it was Rossini who said, "Wagner's music has beautiful moments and awful quarter hours." This may be true of Siegfried, especially the first hour with grating Mime and stupid Siegfried. There are moments that drag in Gotterdammerung and Rheingold, but not many. Most of it is compelling. Walkure was the big surprise for me, absolutely compelling from beginning to end. No drag at all. The box set has an extra DVD, an almost two hour documentary titled, "Wagner's Dream." It not only documents the making of this production, but also how religiously they tried to conform to Wagner's original conception, one that with the technology of his time, he could not come close to. He died a year after the first production. Particularly amusing in the documentary is seeing all the passionate "Wagnerians" the die-hard fans who seek out each production and are ready to blast it for being awful, seeing all of their devastating criticism and then watching them come around to absolute praise by the time of Gotterdammerung. Human nature - but that's what it's about, isn't it?

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