Act 3
The final episode in the Bayreuth production of The Ring of the Nibelung by RICHARD WAGNER divided into ten weekly parts
BAYREUTH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
AND CHORUS conductor Pierre Boulez
The final act of the epic drama begins where the Cycle itself began, with the Rhinemaidens. Siegfried ignores their warning of impending doom and is soon fatally trapped in Hagen's plot to win the Ring for himself.
The act includes the magnificent Funeral March for Siegfried and the great Immolation Scene in which Briinnhilde bids farewell to the world.
Artistic supervision WOLFGANG WAGNER Production PATRICE CHTREAU Design RICHARD PEDUZZI
Costumes JACQUES SCHMIDT Sung in German 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.