The Golden Ring
Dec 26, 1965 · 1h 27m
Director
Humphrey BurtonOverview
Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964 provides a thousand lessons in the art of working under pressure. For this classic documentary, The Golden Ring, a BBC camera crew eavesdropped as producer John Culshaw guided his engineering team through tricky technical maneuvers far removed from the relative ease of modern digital editing. What utter concentration and focus Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau bring to their collective and individual singing! Solti, for his part, oozes energy and exactitude as he pleads for greater precision and frets over details in the car en route to the sessions.
Cast of The Golden Ring
Birgit NilssonHerself - Singer (Brunhilde)- Wolfgang WindgassenHimself - Singer (Siegfried)
- Gottlob FrickHimself - Singer (Hagen)
Dietrich Fischer-DieskauHimself - Singer (Gunther)- Claire WatsonHerself - Singer (Gertrune)
Georg SoltiHimself - The Conductor- John CulshawHimself - The Recording Team
- Gordon ParryHimself - The Recording Team
- James BrownHimself - The Recording Team
- Christopher RaeburnHimself - The Recording Team
- Jack LawHimself - The Recording Team
- Erik SmithHimself - The Recording Team
- Humphrey BurtonHimself - Narrator
Crew of The Golden Ring
About The Golden Ring
What is The Golden Ring about?
Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964 provides a thousand lessons in the art of working under pressure. For this classic documentary, The Golden Ring, a BBC camera crew eavesdropped as producer John Culshaw guided his engineering team through tricky technical maneuvers far removed from the relative…
When was The Golden Ring released?
The Golden Ring was released on December 26, 1965.
How long is The Golden Ring?
The Golden Ring runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
Who directed The Golden Ring?
The Golden Ring was directed by Humphrey Burton.
Who is in the cast of The Golden Ring?
The cast of The Golden Ring includes Birgit Nilsson (Herself - Singer (Brunhilde)), Wolfgang Windgassen (Himself - Singer (Siegfried)), Gottlob Frick (Himself - Singer (Hagen)), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Himself - Singer (Gunther)) and Claire Watson (Herself - Singer (Gertrune)).