“Wagner’s Dream”

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 25, 2012

Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, and Susan Froemke, director of the documentary “Wagner’s Dream,” discuss  the making of Richard Wagner’s four-part Ring Cycle. It was filmed over five years and gives a behind-the-scenes view of the making of the complex,  16-hours opera. “Wagner’s Dream” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival April 25, opens in HD nationwide on May 7.

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