The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 21, 1996Release Date
The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 21, 1996Release Date
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Plot.
This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings in preparation for the annual opera festival in Bayreuth.
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Cast & Crew.
Norbert Balatsch
Self
Daniel Barenboim
Self
Plácido Domingo
Self
Dieter Dorn
Self
Paul Frey
Self
Werner Herzog
Director
Sven Friedrich
Self
Evelyn Paulmann
Producer
Lucki Stipetić
Producer
Siegfried Jerusalem
Self
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Cinematographer
Eva Johansson
Self
Rainer Standke
Editor
Werner Junold
Self
James Levine
Self
Waltraud Meier
Self
Details.
Release DateJuly 21, 1996
Original NameDie Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Transformation of the World Into Music (German: Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik - Bayreuth vor der Premiere) is a 1994 German documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. The film is about the Bayreuth Festival and Richard Wagner's operas, in particular The Flying Dutchman, Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde. The film was conceived as an introductory work "to a series of opera broadcasts on German television".