Ring der nibelungen film 1966

The 1965 bbc documentary film on soltis recording of the ring. Conceived and written over a period of more than 25 years, wagners ring cycle is an epic musical journey of four operas. Of course there are not many surprises, given that the story is one and an half centuries old more if you trace back to the original legends most acting was decent, i didnt like the performance of alicia witt though, though i cant really pinpoint what irritated me. Its story of gods, dwarves, and men and the quest for an allpowerful ring was inspired by many sources, including thcentury icelandic writings and the medieval. The works are based loosely on characters from the norse sagas and the nibelungenlied. The nibelungenlied song of the nibelungen is a long middle high german epic by a south german poet of the early th cent. Home latest one ring to rule them all metal section. Wotan places brunnhilde in an enchanted sleep within a circle of flame. From the womb of night and death was spawned a race that dwells in nibelheim nebelheim, i.

I really enjoyed the movie having read the wagner play for my german classes a decade ago, and then already liking the story. Soltis recording of wagners ring is the best recording ever made. With uwe beyer, rolf henniger, siegfried wischnewski, maria marlow. The film, produced by artur brauner, starred uwe beyer, karin dor and herbert lom. Ring cycles continue to proliferate on dvd, but this release is one of. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Birgit nilsson, martti talvela, kurt bohme, theo adam, martha modl, leonie rysanek, gustav neidlinger, wolfgang windgassen, james king, thomas stewart, richard wagner, karl bohm, bayreuth festival orchestra wagner. First and foremost, solti mustered a team of singers that is. Langs film that are not found in either the nibelungenlied or in wagners ring cycle. To compress this huge masterpiece into one cd with duration of no. My fourth recommendation will doubtless be considered more contentious. Siegfried transforms himself into gunther and battles brunhild and removes her armring during battle, after which she submits to his will. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. T ankred dorsts production of the ring, first seen at bayreuth in 2006 and revived.