The Golden Ring

The recreation of a musical epic is the subject of the compelling documentary, "The Golden Ring" (1965). Famed conductor Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra have undertaken a landmark studio recording of Wagner's magnum opus "Der Ring des Nibelungen," and BBC cameras are there to capture every technical detail and triumph. Interviews with the conductor and crew add to this striking behind-the-scenes look at the making of a masterpiece that still resonates with the timeless power of music. Also included are 69 minutes of excerpts from the complete opera, recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 Surround Sound.