Der Ring des Nibelungen (Complete Operas on 7 DVDs) (plus bonus DVD 'the Making of')

All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / PCM Stereo - Colour - NTSC

Critics' Choice - Gramophone Magazine (2001)

"This is the Patrice Chéreau centennial version of Wagner's masterwork, conducted by Pierre Boulez with a passion and intensity remembered still. Chéreau directs an outstanding cast with great originality and worked with video director Brian Large to create these versions especially for the small screen, a story told, with numerous interviews, on a bonus disc that comes with the complete set."
(The Observer)

Premiered in 1976, exactly one hundred years after the first performance of the Ring as a cycle, this production has set new aesthetic standards in the interpretation of Wagner's gargantuan masterpiece

With young stage director Patrice Chéreau and musical modernist Pierre Boulez, Wolfgang Wagner had put together a dream team to find a new, modern yet timeless approach to his grandfather's work, regarding both music and staging

Filmed at great expense under the direction of Brian Large, this production has been a best-selling DVD title on Philips. Since its disappearance from the marketplace it has commanded high black market prices and there is a serious demand among dealers for a re-release.

All four DVD Ring opera releases include:
-handsome menu screens,
-optional subtitles in English and French,
-superb new DTS 5.1 surround soundtrack, complementing the original outstanding stereo soundtrack.