This album features orchestral highlights from a live production of Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen at the Oper Frankfurt, recorded between 2010 and 2012.
Cultural Impact
Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen is described as a 'crowd puller', with tickets for the Oper Frankfurt production selling out quickly.
Album & Artwork
This CD edition of the Frankfurt Ring cycle was made possible with support from the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
Performer Biography
The Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, featured on this recording, was named 'Orchestra of the Year' three times in a row by the journal 'Opernwelt'.
Compositional Technique
Richard Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen, from which these orchestral pieces are taken, is noted for its extensive use of the leitmotif technique.
Interpretation
Conductor Sebastian Weigle, who leads the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester on this album, is described as highly experienced in Bayreuth, a town famous for its annual Wagner festival.
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