| Description |
2 videodiscs (241 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Note |
Booklet includes synopsis in English, French, and German. |
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Bonus features: picture gallery ("Die Walküre" at the Met), trailer. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Acts I & II -- Disc 2: Act III. |
| Credits |
Set and projection designer, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; audio producer, Jay David Saks ; costume designer, Rolf Langenfass ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler ; executive producer, Peter Gelb. |
| Performer |
Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde) ; James Morris (Wotan) ; Jessye Norman (Sieglinde) ; Christa Ludwig (Fricka) ; Gary Lakes (Siegmund) ; Kurt Moll (Hunding) ; Katarina Ikonomu (Helmwige) ; Marth Thigpen (Ortlinde) ; Pyramid Sellers (Gerhilde) ; Joyce Castle (Waltraute) ; Diane Kesling (Siegrune) ; Jacalyn Bower (Rossweisse) ; Wendy Hillhouse (Grimgerde) ; Sondra Kelly (Schwertleite) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Event |
Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1989 (?) and broadcast by Metropolitan Opera Television in 1990. |
| Summary |
This second segment of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, First day : the Valkyries, focuses on the lives of Siegmund and Sieglinde, children of Wotan and Erde. |
| System Details |
Region 0, full screen presentation; PCM stereo., DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC. |
| Language |
Sung in German; optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, German, or Spanish. |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Television adaptations.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Film adaptations.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre -- Television adaptations.
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| Genre |
Operas Performance.
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| Added Author |
Schenk, Otto.
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Large, Brian.
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Behrens, Hildegard.
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Morris, James, 1947-
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Norman, Jessye.
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Ludwig, Christa.
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Lakes, Gary.
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Moll, Kurt, 1938-
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Levine, James, 1943-
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra.
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Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm)
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Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Die Walküre |
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Walküre |
| Standard No. |
044007304990 |
| Music No. |
440 073 049-9 Deutsche Grammophon |
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073 049-9 Deutsche Grammophon |
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