| Description |
2 videodiscs (253 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 0 (worldwide), full screen (4:3) presentation; DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo sound. |
| Performer |
Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde), James Morris (the Wanderer), Heinz Zednik (Mime), Dawn Upshaw (Forest Bird), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich), Matti Salminen (Fafner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Credits |
Set and production design, Günther Schneider-Siemssen ; costume design, Rolf Langenfass ; lighting, Gil Wechsler. |
| Event |
Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Apr. 1990 and broadcast by Metropolitan Opera Television in that year. |
| Note |
Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German (39 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) in container. |
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Bonus features: picture gallery ("Siegfried" at the Met), trailer. |
| Summary |
The third opera in the "Ring cycle." Siegfried follows the adventures of the son of demigods Siegmund and Sieglinde as he conquers his enemies and rescues the beauteous Brunnhilde with the help of his magic sword. |
| Language |
Sung in German; optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, German, or Spanish. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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| Genre/Form |
Filmed operas.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Schenk, Otto. Producer.
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Large, Brian. Director.
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Jerusalem, Siegfried. voc
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Behrens, Hildegard. voc
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Morris, James, 1947- voc
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Zednik, Heinz. voc
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Upshaw, Dawn. voc
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Svendén, Birgitta. voc
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Wlaschiha, Ekkehard. voc
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Salminen, Matti. voc
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Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra. Performer.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Metropolitan Opera Television (Firm)
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Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
044007303795 |
| Music No. |
073 037-9 Deutsche Grammophon |
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