Wagner: Das Rheingold (2013)

2013
Musique

Conducted by Daniel Barenboim and directed by Harry Kupfer, Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' has never been better realised on film than in this legendary production from the Bayreuth Festival, recorded in 1992. An allegory on the struggle for ultimate power, the 'Ring' consists of four epic dramas, starting with the prologue, 'Das Rheingold'. After stealing gold from the river Rhine, guarded by...