Release Date

31 May, 1978

Runtime

02:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This 1978 studio production of the prologue to Wagner's masterpiece is the only segment of the famous Salzburg Festival/Metropolitan Opera productions, first seen in the 1960s, that made it to film. Based on one of those original productions, Georges Wakhevitch produced stage settings and transformations that supported Karajan's concept with every possible means. Herbert Von Karajan's staging is in the epic style of another age, emphasizing the dignity of the gods rather than their all too human failings. With the singers - foremost among them Peter Schreier - Karajan had an ensemble that fully conformed to his intentions.

Original Title

Wagner: Das Rheingold

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Actors

Herbert von Karajan

Thomas Stewart

Vladimir de Kanel

Leif Roar

Hermann Esser

Peter Schreier

Zoltán Kelemen

Gerhard Stolze

Gerd Nienstedt

Karl Ridderbusch

Louis Hendrikx

Brigitte Fassbaender

Jeannine Altmeyer

Martha Mödl

Birgit Finnilä

Eva Randová

Edda Moser

Liselotte Rebmann

Crew

Herbert von Karajan

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

Ernst Wild