Epicurus.com - Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen / Levine, Metropolitan Opera (Complete Ring Cycle)

	List Price: $119.98 Our Price: $71.97 Your Save: $ 48.01 ( 40% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Starring: Siegfried Jerusalem, Hildegard Behrens, James Morris (IX), Heinz Zednik, Birgitta Svendén Directed By: Brian Large
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0044007304396 Format: Box set Label: Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon Number Of Discs: 7 Number Of Items: 7 Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2002-11-12 Studio: Deutsche Grammophon Theatrical Release Date: 1990
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: The best of Wagner Comment: I RECOMMENDING THIS EDITION OF WAGNER'S MUSIC -Wagner: Complete Operas Label: Membran / Documents Catalog #: 223053 Composer: Richard Wagner Performer: Franz Klarwein, Luise Willer, Viorica Ursuleac, Georg Hann, Hans Hotter, Karl Ostertag, August Seider, Karl Paul, Margarete Bäumer, Marianne Schech, Otto von Rohr, Benno Kusche, Eleanor Steber, Josef Greindl, Hans Braun, Hermann Uhde, Astrid Varnay, Wolfgang Windgassen, Bodo Brinkmann, Tiny Peters, Ortrun Wenkel, Wolfgang Neumann, Carla Pohl, Zlatomira Nikolova, Frode Olsen, Gabriele Maria Ronge, Edward Cook, Malcolm Smith, John Wegner, Simon Yang, Wilja Ernst-Mosuraitis, Hans-Jorg Weinschenk, Oleg Bryjak, Markku Tervo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ludwig Suthaus, Kirsten Flagstad, Edgar Evans, Blanche Thebom, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Hans Hopf, Erich Kunz, Ira Malaniuk, Gerhard Unger, Arnold Van Mill, George London, Ludwig Weber, Martha Mödl, Erna Schlüter, Gunther Treptow, Helmut Fehn, Trude Eipperle, Rudolf Gonszar, Willy Hofmann, Josef Lindlar, Artur Korn, Raimo Sirkiä, Manuela Kriscak, Jyrki Korhonen, Ulrike Sonntag, Sue Patchell, Willy Friedrich, Hannelore Steffek, Kurt Equiluz, Ludwig Welter, Anton Dermota, Hilde Zadek, Franz Handlos, Ernst Salzer Conductor: Clemens Krauss, Robert Heger, Joseph Keilberth, Günter Neuhold, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Hans Knappertsbusch, Winfried Zillig, Gabor Otvos Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Badische State Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, Cagliari Theater Chorus, Cagliari Theater Orchestra, Austrian Radio Chorus, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Number of Discs: 43 Recorded in: Mixed Imported from: European Union ALL OPERAS - ALL LOVING MUSIC ! Customer Rating: Summary: Wagner's Ring on DVD Comment: Excellent presentations. Excellent purchase process. Delivery was within 2 or 3 days of transaction. Customer Rating: Summary: Epic performance Comment: This is an epic performance of the most epic of operas. The Met brings all of its awesome technical capabilities to bear in creating a splendid, if traditional, visual presentation, very nearly matched by sumptuous and passionate vocal and theatrical performances. James Morris is one of the best Wotans of the past generation. Siegfried Jerusalem is a thrilling Siegfried (and a surprisingly good Loge). Hildegarde Behrens does not fit the usual physical type for a Walkure and is not Birgit Nilssen, but still sings and acts a vital and exciting Brunnhilde. Christa Ludwig and Jessye Norman both are perhaps a little past their primes, but do very well in filling their rolls as Fricka and Sieglinde. Etc., etc. all the way through the impressive and large cast. Levine's conducting is never boring and often electrifying. I was very pleased with this DVD set, especially after being very disappointed in the Met's static and boring Tristan. Customer Rating: Summary: Overall, the best "Ring" out there Comment: As a veteran of 25+ live "Ring" cycles, this Met production remains my favorite. Reviewers giving this production 3 stars have evidently not suffered through such "Ring" abominations as those recently done in Vienna and Stuttgart, or the godawful Kirov "Ring" at the Met this summer. Siegfried Jerusalem is a fantastic Siegfried, warm, likeable(which is difficult), nuanced, I could go on and on. It is hard to describe how many trainwreck "Siegfried"s I have seen, this one is pretty near perfect. Any live production of "The Ring" is never going to be exactly what you have in mind. Actually, James Levine's conducting and innate understanding of "The Ring" IS what I have in mind...this is the best DVD of "The Ring" available. Customer Rating: Summary: Good enough, I'd say Comment: This Ring Cycle does *not* deserve three-and-a-half stars, so I'm trying to up the average--I'd prefer to give it four-and-a-half, but there we go. There are minor quibbles which have been mentioned: no horses, the fact that the twins aren't very, well, twin-like--they're all true, but not enough to take a star off, that's for sure. All the problems with it are so minor I hardly noticed. James Morris' Wotan is truly amazing, and Hildegard Behrens, though not perfect, is a decent enough Brunnhilde. But Siegfried Jerusalem as Siegfried troubled me (I think I've been spoiled by Alberto Remedios--listen to the ENO Ring Cycle recording of "Siegfried" after this and you'll get my point). Matti Salminen is a wonderful Hagen/Fafner, and the music is of course excellent. The voices range from fair to awe-inspiring. I'd recommend this to anyone who loves opera, or legends, or (like me) both. More Reviews