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Posted August 23, 2012
August 23, 2012
Great Performances at the Met
The entire Wagner Ring Cycle from the Met will be broadcast on KQED
The listings are below. Some broadcasts are only on KQED-Life which is possibly not basic cable – depending on your provider. Check your local listings
here’s the link and below are the listings
http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=15125
By following the link you can send a request to KQED for an e-mail reminder. Please note that it seems the PBS listings cut off the KQED broadcast of Gotterdammerung which should be on the first Sunday in October. Again check your listings.
Wagner’s Ring Cycle – Wagner’s Dream (#610H) Duration: 1:56:46 SRND51 TVPG
A documentary by Susan Froemke. The stakes could not be higher as visionary director Robert Lepage, some of the world’s greatest operatic artists, and the Metropolitan Opera tackle Wagner’s Ring Cycle. An intimate look at the enormous theatrical and musical challenges of staging opera’s most monumental work, the film chronicles the quest to fulfill Wagner’s dream of the perfect Ring
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, Sep 10, 2012 — 8:00pm email reminder
- KQED Plus: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 — 2:00am email reminder
Wagner’s Ring Cycle – Das Rheingold (#611H) Duration: 2:56:46 SRND51 TVPG
In the first opera in the Ring Cycle, the gods of Valhalla clash with underworld dwarves and brawny giants, with disastrous consequences. The evil Alberich steals gold from the Rhine and uses it to forge a ring of unimaginable power. Wotan, the king of the gods, uses magic to steal the ring, but Alberich places a curse that guarantees misery for whoever wears it. Wotan’s unwillingness to part with the ring leads him to break a contract with the giants who have built the gods’ new castle in the sky, setting in motion a chain of events that will end in his own destruction. Conducted by James Levine. Starring Wendy Bryn Harmer (Freia), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Richard Croft (Loge), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Eric Owens (Alberich), Franz-Josef Selig (Fasolt), Hans-Peter Konig (Fafner).
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 — 7:00pm email reminder
- KQED Plus: Wed, Sep 12, 2012 — 1:00am email reminder
- KQED 9: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 — 12:00pm email reminder
Wagner’s Ring Cycle – Die Walkure (#612H) Duration: 4:26:46 SRND51 TVPG
The mysterious hero Siegmund finds shelter in the strangely familiar arms of a lonely woman named Sieglinde. Their forbidden love leads Wotan’s daughter, the warrior maiden Brunnhilde, to defy morality and intervene on behalf of the hero. Brunnhilde’s transgression forces her father to choose between his love for his favorite daughter and his duty to his wife, the formidable goddess Fricka. Overcome with grief, Wotan takes away Brunnhilde’s godlike powers and puts her to sleep on a mountaintop, surrounded by a ring of magic fire that can only be crossed by the bravest of heroes. Conducted by James Levine. Starring Deborah Voigt (Brunnhilde), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Hans-Peter Konig (Hunding).
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Wed, Sep 12, 2012 — 7:00pm email reminder
- KQED Plus: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 — 1:00am email reminder
- KQED 9: Sun, Sep 23, 2012 — 11:00am email reminder
Wagner’s Ring Cycle – Siegfried (#613H) Duration: 4:26:46 SRND51 TVPG
The young hero Siegfried grows up in the wilderness, raised by Alberich’s conniving brother Mime. He puts together the broken pieces of the sword Nothung, uses it to slay the fearsome dragon Fafner, and takes the ring for himself. To fulfill his destiny, he must overcome one more opponent – Wotan, now disguised as the Wanderer, who knows the world of the gods is coming to an end – and cross through the magic fire to awaken his true love, Brunnhilde. Conducted by Fabio Luisi. Starring Deborah Voigt (Brunnhilde), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (The Wanderer), Eric Owens (Alberich).
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 — 7:00pm email reminder
- KQED Plus: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 — 1:00am email reminder
- KQED 9: Sun, Sep 30, 2012 — 11:00am email reminder
Wagner’s Ring Cycle – Gotterdammerung (#614H) Duration: 4:56:46 SRND51
Siegfried and Brunnhilde’s love is torn apart by the curse of the ring. A trio of scheming humans separates the two heroes in a desperate attempt to steal the ring for themselves. Their villainous plan fails, but they succeed in murdering Siegfried. Heartbroken, Brunnhilde takes the ring and leaps into the hero’s funeral pyre, causing a global cataclysm and the twilight of the gods. Conducted by Fabio Luisi. Starring Deborah Voigt (Brunnhilde), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Gutrune), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Iain Paterson (Gunther), Eric Owens (Alberich), Hans-Peter Konig (Hagen).
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 — 7:00pm email reminder
- KQED Plus: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 — 1:00am email reminde