Genre:

Opera

Release Date:

Oct 2006

Recorded:

1999

Number of Discs:

11

Sound:

DTS Surround; LPCM Stereo

Subtitles:

EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, CA

Territory Exclusions:

USA & Canada

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 Anamorphic

Display:

NTSC

Catalog Number:

OA0962BD

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Gran Teatre del Liceu)

Deborah Polaski (Brünnhilde); Matti Salminen (Hagen); Falk Struckmann (Gunther); John Treleaven (Siegfried); Eric Halfvarson (Fafner);

Opus Arte presents Harry Kupfers stunning production of Wagners colossal masterpiece Der Ring des Nibelungen from the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona as a complete box set. Deborah Polaski, Matti Salminen, Falk Struckmann, John Treleaven and Eric Halfvarson lead a splendid cast in this epic cycle which runs for over 15 hours. Bertrand de Billy conducts the superb Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu. This cycle is considered to be among the greatest productions of modern times and is recorded in sumptuous surround sound. A Ring Cycle not to be missed!

Reviews

"the best small screen realisation of a Ring opera I have seen." (International Record Review)