Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (1999)

Directed by

Jon H. Else

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

56 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the stagehands at the San Francisco Opera as they build sets, rig equipment, and run rehearsals for Wagner's massive four-opera Ring Cycle. It shows the practical, physical work that makes the performances happen, and also captures the crew's casual moments and interactions offstage.

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What happens

Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle is a 1999 documentary film directed by Jon H. Else, that explores the work – and leisure activities – of a crew of stagehands at the San Francisco Opera, as they prepare and rehearse for a production of Richard Wagner's complete Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle). The cycle, a set of four operas with a combined performance time of seventeen hours, is regarded as the most ambitious production an opera company can mount. The film was distributed by the American Public Broadcast Service as part of its Independent Lens series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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