The Golden Ring
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Birgit Nilsson
Herself - Singer (Brunhilde)
Wolfgang Windgassen
Himself - Singer (Siegfried)
Gottlob Frick
Himself - Singer (Hagen)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Himself - Singer (Gunther)
Claire Watson
Herself - Singer (Gertrune)
Georg Solti
Himself - The Conductor
John Culshaw
Himself - The Recording Team
Gordon Parry
Himself - The Recording Team
James Brown
Himself - The Recording Team
Christopher Raeburn
Himself - The Recording Team
Jack Law
Himself - The Recording Team
Erik Smith
Himself - The Recording Team
Humphrey Burton
Himself - Narrator
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Humphrey Burton
- Original Title
- The Golden Ring
- Country of Origin
- Austria, United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Production Studios
- BBC, ORF
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Humphrey Burton
Peter Sargent
Inman Hunter
Humphrey Burton
Department Leadership Roster
Peter Sargent
Director of Photography
Inman Hunter
Editor
Humphrey Burton
Producer
Humphrey Burton
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for The Golden Ring.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Golden Ring
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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 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.
Who directed The Golden Ring?
The Golden Ring was directed by Humphrey Burton.
Who stars in The Golden Ring?
The principal cast of The Golden Ring includes Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Claire Watson.
When was The Golden Ring released and how long is it?
The Golden Ring was released in 1965 with a total runtime of 1h 27m.