Staatsoper Stuttgart - Wagner / Conductor: Zagrosek, Lothar / Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra / Producer: Schickling, Dieter / Stage Director: Schlomer, Joachim / Recorded live at the Staatsoper Stuttgart, 28 & 29 September 2002 / DVD

Format: NTSC

Run time: 152 Minutes

UPC: 880242520685

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.77:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.51 x 0.79 inches; 0.01 Ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
• Release date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2007
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Staatsoper Stuttgart
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ German, English, Italian, Spanish, French
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Euroarts
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Not since the so-called "100-Year Ring" (Bayreuth, 1976-1980) has a performance of Richard Wagner's monumental cycle created such a sensation as the Stuttgart productions. "Four operas ?EUR" four stage directors" was the artistic idea behind the 1999/2000 cycle. Appreciating the individual operas of Der Ring des Nibelungen without having to relate to previous or subsequent storylines enabled the stage directors ?EUR" handpicked by the successful Stuttgart Opera team surrounding Artistic Director Klaus Zehelein ?EUR" to express their individual insights into the well-known drama of Siegfried and Wotan. In 2002 German critics voted Stuttgart's Staatsoper "Opera House of the Year" for the fourth time in five years. This recording pays tribute to the artistic and musical achievement of the Stuttgart Opera House and a cast of wonderful singers. Recorded live at the Stuttgart Staatsoper in 2002, it was directed by Joachim Schlomer.