This is Opera - Season 1 - Eps 8: The Ring of Nibelung
Gener heads to Bayreuth, the hometown of Richard Wagner, the composer of the most ambitious operatic saga in all of musical history, "The Ring of the Nibelung". This tetralogy is made up of four operas: The Rhine Gold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods. Gener touches on all of them as he visits the Autostad automotive plant, walks the stage at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus (the theatre designed by Wagner himself), and converses with one of the most renowned experts on the composer.
About This is Opera
Title: This is Opera
First Air Date: 2015-03-08
Last Air Date: 2015-12-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 9/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: ES
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 30
Network: La 2
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
An exploration of opera in unconventional ways attempting to attract not just existing opera fans, but also those less familiar with the art form. The host guides the viewer to the places of origin of each opera, and explores the culture, history—and modern and current trends and how they apply to opera.
Cast
Ramon Gener
Presentador
