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  • 2012
  • Susan Froemke Productions
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2012
  • Susan Froemke Productions
  • 1 h 55 m
Wagner's Dream

Summary The stakes could not be higher as one of the theater's finest stage directors teams up with one of the world's leading opera companies to tackle opera's most monumental challenge: the production of Wagner's epic Ring cycle - the four-part, 16-hour work that the composer first presented in 1876. For the past 130 years, the quest to produc...

Directed By: Susan Froemke

  • 2012
  • Susan Froemke Productions
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2012
  • Susan Froemke Productions
  • 1 h 55 m

Wagner's Dream

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary The stakes could not be higher as one of the theater's finest stage directors teams up with one of the world's leading opera companies to tackle opera's most monumental challenge: the production of Wagner's epic Ring cycle - the four-part, 16-hour work that the composer first presented in 1876. For the past 130 years, the quest to produc...

Directed By: Susan Froemke

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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91
Jul 25, 2012
The result is an engrossing chronicle of creative people under pressure, a movie about the madness of opera for which no knowledge of opera is required for full enjoyment.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 16, 2012
Tension flows organically from every phase of this dangerous endeavor, making for a highly entertaining outing for operaphiles and operaphobes alike.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 27, 2012
You don't need to be a fan of Wagner, or even opera, to find this a fascinating glimpse of a dauntingly complex human endeavor.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 19, 2012
Awesome also describes this 16-hour, four-opera masterwork about the creation and destruction of the world, a work that Wagner considered unstageable in his time.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 16, 2012
Rising well above the typical making-of feature, the documentary will fascinate buffs when shown alongside the operas themselves.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 24, 2012
To its credit, Wagner's Dream includes revealing footage of Promethean labors undertaken by cast and crew, misfires included.
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50
Jul 20, 2012
All it takes is the majestic E-flat that opens "Das Rheingold" to make you realize that, despite what Wagner's Dream insists on showing, "the machine" really isn't the point.
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Production Company Susan Froemke Productions
Release Date Jul 20, 2012
Duration 1 h 55 m
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Awards

News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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