The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 21, 1996Release Date
The Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 21, 1996Release Date
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Plot.
This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings in preparation for the annual opera festival in Bayreuth.
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Release DateJuly 21, 1996
Original NameDie Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
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Wiki.
The Transformation of the World Into Music (German: Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik - Bayreuth vor der Premiere) is a 1994 German documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. The film is about the Bayreuth Festival and Richard Wagner's operas, in particular The Flying Dutchman, Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde. The film was conceived as an introductory work "to a series of opera broadcasts on German television".