Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (1999)
Overview
With its four operas, seventeen-hour running time and months of rehearsal, Wagner's "Ring Cycle" is a daunting undertaking for any opera company. Jon Else goes backstage to show this rare event entirely from the point of view of union stagehands at the San Francisco Opera.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.277 |
Directed By
Jon Else
Crew
Michael Chin
Jon Else
Mark Becker
Lillian Benson
Lori Shinseki
Kecia Benvenuto
Jon Halperin
Megan Mylan
Doug Dunderdale
Rueben Goldberg
Jay Boekelheide
Marcarena Hernandez
Jon Else
Inez Robinson
Jon Else
Jon Else
Philippe Roques
Todd Leong
Stephen Longstreth
David Davis
Steve Wessells
Deborah Hoffmann
Andy Gilbert
Jazib Hasan
Cort Worthington
Robin Chin
Jay Boekelheide
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