Videos about Wagner and Liszt in the Hatfield Collection
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Leonard Bernstein at Harvard : "The Unanswered Question"Call Number: HAT AV Video MT 6.B45 L46 1992Six talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein, including Lecture IV. The Delights and dangers of ambiguity (142 min.) Explorations of new tonal fields by composers of the Romantic era. Musical illustrations from Berlioz, Wagner, and Debussy. -
Wagner (1983) by Call Number: In Summit catalogBiographical drama of composer Richard Wagner. Mini-series, 4 videodiscs (540 min.) -
Sing Faster : The Stagehands' Ring CycleCall Number: HAT AV Video ML410.W15 S45 1999An in-depth, behind the scenes look at the work of stage designers and stage crew as they prepare for a performance of Richard Wagner's operas, the Ring Cycle. -
Ludwig (1972) by Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.I8 L95 2008An operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th century mad king of Bavaria. Tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, coupled with his obsession for the music of Wagner, Ludwig retreats into a fantasy world. (Italian with English subtitles) -
Lisztomania (1975) by Call Number: HAT AV Video PN1995.9.M86 L48 1989A rock music extravaganza fantasizing the musical and erotic life of Franz Liszt. -
Aria (1987)Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.M86 A75 199910 short films based on operatic arias, including Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde. -
Lola Montès (1955) by Call Number: HAT AV Video PN1995.91.F7 L7 1987Recounts the life and sins of the mistress of Franz Liszt and the King of Bavaria. (In French with English Subtitles) -
The Boy Who Left Home to Find out about the Shivers (1983) byCall Number: HHAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.S26 F137 2005 v.4An episode from Faerie Tale Theatre that shows the story that inspired Wagner's Siegfried.
Wagner at the Met!
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Das Rheingold (2010)Call Number: HAT Reserve M1500.W13 R644 2012 v.1 -
Die Walküre (2011)Call Number: HAT Reserve M1500.W13 R644 2012 v.2 -
Siegfried (2011)Call Number: HAT Reserve M1500.W13 R644 2012 v.3 -
Götterdämmerung (2012)Call Number: HAT Reserve M1500.W13 R644 2012 v.4 -
Wagner's Dream (2012)Call Number: HAT Reserve M1500.W13 R644 2012 v.5Wagner's dream takes you deep into the artistic and musical challenges of the epic Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. Visionary director Robert Lepage begins a five-year journey to create the most ambitious staging in Metropolitan Opera history, featuring a 90,000-pound set ("The Machine") conceived to meet Wagner's immense theatrical demands.
Websites
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Richard Wagner ArchiveInformation about the life and work of Richard Wagner. Includes links to Wagner's operas, some of which contain performance histories, synopses, and libretti.
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Wagner OperasA nicely organized and easy to navigate website dedicated to Wagner's operas.
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Richard WagnerA page from the website, Classical Net, a guide to classic masterworks of the past 1000 years. Includes recommended recordings.
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Richard Wagner WebSiteSome texts on Richard Wagner (1813-1883), his works and life, edited by Kristian Evensen.
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The Ring Cycle by Wagner at the MetDetails of the 2010-2012 production of the Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
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The Met: Live in HDSchedule and details of the 2012-2013 series of high definition broadcasts of operas from the Metropolitan Opera, including Parsifal.
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E. T. A. Hoffmann's "The Singer's Contest"The source that Wagner drew from in creating Tannhauser.
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Thomas Mann: The Blood of the WalsungsAn early short story by Thomas Mann inspired by Wagner's opera Die Walkure
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The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn FearGrimm Brothers' fairy tale that inspired Wagner when writing Siegfried
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What's Opera, Doc?The classic cartoon featuring the music of Wagner.
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Anna Russell's Wagner's Ring CycleFrom the PBS broadcast of Anna Russell's The (First) Farewell Concert (1984). The highlight of the performance, and the routine that most fans remember most fondly, is her discussion of the Ring cycle.
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The Ring and IA Radiolab/WNYC Special broadcast, in which they explore the impact and influence of Wagner's Ring Cycle on the Metropolitan Opera's 2004 Presentation.
Films about Classical Composers
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Fruhlingssinfonie / Spring SymphonyCall Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.G4 F78 1999Clara and Robert Schumann (In German with English subtitles) -
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Doktor Faustus: Bilder aus dem Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian LeverkuhnCall Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.G4 D64 2007The tale of [an anti-Wagnerian] composer who sells his soul to Satan to ensure his own creativity... based on the Thomas Mann novel. (In German w/ English subtitles)
Wagner Opera Videos
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Der Fliegende Holländer (1985)Call Number: HAT AV Video M1500.W13 F523 1986
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Tannhäuser (1982)Call Number: Summit Only
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Tristan and Isolde (1998)Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) M1500.W13 T723 2001
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Wagner's Ring. Das Rheingold (1980)Call Number: HAT AV Video M1500.W13 R6123 1983
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Wagner's Ring. Die Walküre (1980)Call Number: HAT AV Video M1500.W13 R6223 1983
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Wagner's Ring. Siegfried (1980)Call Number: HAT AV Video M1500.W13 R6323 1983
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Wagner's Ring. Götterdämmerung (1980)Call Number: HAT AV Video M1500.W13 R6423 1983
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Parsifal (1981)Call Number: HAT AV Video M1500.W13 P323 1991
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Silent & Foreign Films based on the legends used in Wagner Operas
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Die Nibelungen (1924) by Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.S5 N543 2002In part one, Siegfried wins the hand of Kriemhilde by slaying the dragon and defeating Brunhilde. When Brunhilde learns that magic has been used to conquer her, she has Siegfried murdered. In part two, Kriemhilde seeks revenge for Siegfried's death and marries Attila, king of the Huns, in order to further her purpose. -
Kriemhilde's Revenge (1924)Call Number: HAT AV Video PN1995.9.S5 K8 1991The finale of Lang's 1924 two-part interpretation of the Nibelungenlied. Siegfried's death is avenged by the woman he loved. -
Un Chien Andalou (1929)Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.S5 C4 2004Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner. This 1929 French motion picture has no narration; music soundtrack was added in 1960 on the instructions of Luis Buñuel. -
Perceval le Gallois (1978) by Call Number: HAT AV Video PN1995.91.F7 P29 1999A stylized film adaptation of Chretien de Troyes' 12th century Arthurian romance featuring the knight Perceval. (In French with English subtitles)