Wagner's Dream (2012)
- Directed by
- Susan Froemke
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows the Metropolitan Opera as they stage a new production of Wagner's four-opera Ring cycle. It shows the challenges and work involved in putting together this massive undertaking.
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What happens
Wagner's Dream is a documentary film directed by Susan Froemke. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2012, and was shown in high definition in theaters across the United States and Canada on May 7, 2012. The subject of the film is the staging of a new production of Richard Wagner's four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Metropolitan Opera beginning in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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