The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie

Overview

The new Bayreuth production of the Ring Cycle that premiered in 2013 offered spectacular sets, courtesy of Aleksandar Denić. As is regularly the case in Frank Castorf's productions, live video recordings add an extra dimension and in this performance Die Walküre is set at the beginning in the 19th century and then moves ahead to the Stalin era. The geographic setting is Baku, Azerbaijan, so in addition to Wild West capitalism, Castorf also takes aim at Soviet communism. The leading roles are also strongly cast in this third revival of Castorf's production, with Christopher Ventris, Heidi Melton, Catherine Foster and John Lundgren.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 21, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

german

Production

Bayreuther Festspiele

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt13339542