Götterdämmerung, act three

Der Ring des Nibelungen, a famous production from Bayreuth 1976, recorded 1980. Gwyneth Jones as Brünnhilde, Fritz Hübner as Hagen. Conducted by Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau. Finale of Wagner's tetralogy.

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[TommyHaegin]

Gwenyth is great!

[TommyHaegin]

@TheVoiceOfReason93 ...us included... 

[Sieglinde84]

Magic can totally work in a 19th century setting. Just imagine it's steampunk, folks...

[angryjalapeno]

@bb1111116 I agree with you. The only reason I watch this video is because of Gwyneth Jones (hair style, dress, hand gestures, and singing; she shines in this).

[zinpgh]

Disgusting! Get those business suits off you idiots. You make Rhine Maidens into whores. YOU BASTARDS!

[bb1111116]

@angryjalapeno; I just saw the 1990 Met/Levine Ring on DVD which has mythical costumes/setting that give the full symbolic meaning. From the myth we know the gods are the upper class (having religious power) and the dwarves/giants are a lower class. We know Siegfried is the heroic/Noble Savage who is corrupted by civilization. And when the costumes/setting are mythical, the magic Ring/Helm/Dragon also works. But this modern costume 1976 Bayreuth production doesn't make sense imo.

[angryjalapeno]

I love how the dramatic music is played and the theme changes 3 times (Rhein maiden theme, Valhalla theme, Brunnhilde/Siegfried love theme) while a bunch of people do nothing but stand around. NOT.

[angryjalapeno]

@bb1111116 the French like their prostitutes, thank you very much. They'll try to work them into everything.

[bb1111116]

@Chrysothemis; You liking this production is fine. I'm not trying to change anyone's POV about how this should be staged. I'm just expressing my opinion of what I like.

When I want to see a traditional Ring on DVD, I'll watch the Met version. If I want to see a production live, I'll go to Seattle.

It's just a matter of taste. And not every opera enthusiast is the same. I wish you well and have fun enjoying modern productions of Wagner's Ring. ;-)

[Chrysothemis]

@bb1111116

The way I see it, there are two ways of staging the Ring: you either do a literal staging as specified in the score, or you come up with your own, based on your interpretation of the work.

The first will be generalized, allowing the audience to make up their own minds. The second, at its best, will be personal, showing the audience yet another relevant facet of a work they thought they knew inside out.

This, in my mind, is the textbook ideal example of the second approach.