Das Rheingold
Wagner's towering music drama, DerRing das Nibelungen, is broadcast in its entirety, one act per day, over the next fortnight. Jurgen Flimm 's controversial production, recorded atthisyear's
Bayreuth Festival, sets the mythological drama in the contemporary world of big business. Presented by Ian Burnside.
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, conductor Adam Fischer