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PR The Complete Cycle of Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen on Blu-ray Oct 30

Kultur International

The production of Wagner's Ring at the Bayreuth Festival is an event that takes place every six years. Bayreuth recordings of the complete cycle are rare; this is the second filmed version. The Kupfer/Barenboim Ring was performed over a five-year period and recorded at the conclusion in June & July 1991 and 1992 when the 'Bayreuth Workshop' had raised 'the quality of the performance to an almost unsurpassable level' (Der Tagesspiegel).

For Immediate Release: Kultur International Films

Bayreuth Festival Production of Harry Kupfer's
The Complete Cycle of Wagner's

Der Ring Des Nibelungen

Conducted by Daniel Barenboim

Newly Re-mastered 4-disc Blu-ray Box Set available on October 30th



New York, NY (October 2, 2012) - Kultur is pleased to announce the Blu-ray release of Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen, filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. This historic Ring Cycle, under the musical direction of Daniel Barenboim, will be available on October 30, for a suggested retail price of $99.99.

In going back to the original high definition video master tapes and using cutting-edge HD encoding technology, Kultur was able to maximize the video quality of this new presentation of this historic Ring. This allowed Kultur to exploit the Blu-ray standard to its fullest and include three audio streams, LPCM, Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1.

The production of Wagner's Ring at the Bayreuth Festival is an event that takes place every six years. Bayreuth recordings of the complete cycle are rare; this is the second filmed version. The Kupfer/Barenboim Ring was performed over a five-year period and recorded at the conclusion in June & July 1991 and 1992 when the "Bayreuth Workshop" had raised "the quality of the performance to an almost unsurpassable level" (Der Tagesspiegel),

The Cast Includes:

Das Rheingold
John Tomlinson Wotan
Bodo Brinkmann Donner
Kurt Schreibmayer Froh
Graham Clark Loge
Guenter von KannenAlberich
Helmut Pampuch Mime
Matthias Hoelle Fasolt
Philip Kang Fafner
Linda Finnie Fricka
Eva Johansson Freia
Birgitta Svenden Erda
Hilde Leidland Woglinde
Annette Kuettenbaum Wellgunde
Jane Turner Flosshilde

Die Walkuere
Poul Elming Siegmund
Nadine Secunde Sieglinde
Matthias Hoelle Hunding
John Tomlinson Wotan
Anne Evans Bruennhilde
Linda Finnie Fricka/Siegrune
Eva Johansson Gerhilde
Ruth Floeren Ortlinde
Shirley Close Waltraute
Hitomi Katagiri Schwertleite
Eva-Maria Bundschuh Helmwige
Birgitta Svenden Grimgerde
Hebe Dijkstra Rossweisse

Siegfried
Siegfried Jerusalem Siegfried
John Tomlinson Der Wanderer
Guenter von KannenAlberich
Philip Kang Fafner
Graham Clark Mime
Anne Evans Bruennhilde
Birgitta Svenden Erda
Hilde Leidland Waldvogel

Goetterdaemmerung
Siegfried Jerusalem Siegfried
Bodo Brinkmann Gunther
Philip Kang Hagen
Guenter von Kannen Alberich
Anne Evans Bruennhilde
Eva-Maria Bundschuh Gutrune
Waltraud Meier Waltraute
Birgitta Svenden
1. Norn Linda Finnie
2. Norn Uta Priew
3. Norn Hilde Leidland Woglinde
Annette Kuettenbaum Wellgunde
Jane Turner Flosshilde

Bonus Feature
Daniel Barenboim and John Tomlinson talk about the Harry Kupfer production of the "Ring" at Bayreuth in 1991 and 1992
Credits
Daniel Barenboim, Music Director
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Staged and directed by Harry Kupfer
Stage design Hans Schavernoch
Costume design Reinhard Heinrich
Video director Horant H. Hohlfeld
Artistic supervision Wolfgang Wagner
A production of Unitel GmbH & Co., KG, Munich
(c) 1992, 1993 Unitel. Licensed to Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.A Warner Music Group Company. Distributed in North America by Kultur International Films, Ltd., Inc.

Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Street Date: October 30, 2012
SRP: $99.99
SKU: BD4755
Run Time: 917 minutes
UPC: 032031475571
ISBN: 978-0-7697-9238-5
Territory: U.S. and Canada--Region A, B, C

More information on this release and other Kultur DVDs can be found online at www.kultur.com

Kultur International

Posted by: News Editor - October 10, 2012, 7:33 am - PR
Keywords: music