The ninth episode in the Bayreuth production of The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner divided into ten weekly parts.
Hagen's plotting, urged on by his father Alberich, builds to a mighty climax. Siegfried has been drugged to make him forget his love for Brunnhilde. She is dragged humiliatingly before the crowd as Gunther's unwilling bride; and when she sees the ring on Siegfried's finger she denounces his treachery. The finale is a superb trio of vengeance.
BAYREUTH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, conductor Pierre Boulez
Artistic supervision WOLFGANG WAGNER
Production PATRICE CHEREAU
Design RICHARD PEDUZZI
Costumes JACQUES SCHMIDT
With English subtitles by PETER BUTLER
A co-production Of UNITEL, BAVARIAN TELEVISION and the Bayreuth Festival Television director BRIAN LARGE
For the best effect, viewers with stereo R3 should turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative
(Act 3 Will be shown next Sunday)