Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm)
Series
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Deutsch
Description
The first segment of the "Ring" cycle, Das Rheingold is concerned with a precious treasure -- the Rhinegold -- which, if made into a ring, would enable the wearer dominion over the world, however, whoever would steal the gold would have to renounce love.
2) Il trovatore
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
Italiano
Description
Leonora loves a knight who serenades her as a troubadoor. The knight is in an army fighting a civil war agaist the Count, who also loves Leonora. The knight thinks he's the son of the gypsy woman who raised him & whose mother was killed by the Count, but he's actually the Count's brother. When the rivalry between the two men becomes violent, tragedy occurs.
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Deutsch
Description
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra's performance of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle, conducted by James Levine. Utilizes modern stage techniques alongside traditional romantic values to give a close-to-perfect realization of Wagner's original vision.
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Deutsch
Description
A presentation of Wagner's opera about the fatal voyage which Tristan, a vassal to the court of King Marke, makes to Ireland to bring back Isolde as the king's bride. On the return voyage Tristan and Isolde drink by mistake a love potion, which binds them irrevocably to each other. The story resolves itself into a series of love intrigues in which the two lovers ingeniously outwit the king.
