This tells us much about the style of production Wagner had in mind. The Bayreuth theatre was deliberately intended as a 'temporary' one Wagner was adamant about this, and resisted Ludwig's efforts to build a monumental theatre in Munich. He even considered a floating stage on Lake Lucerne and a temporary one in a field outside Zurich. For most of his adult life Wagner wanted to perform the Ring in a temporary theatre inspired by the models of ancient Greek amphitheaters and medieval makeshift stages. Wagner's Theatres, tracing the evolution of Wagner’s ideas from the 1840s and '50s to his Bayreuth adventure. The woman playing Brunhilde just won't leave the cue caller alone, and he is obviously about to come completely apart from anxiety! In a nutshell, the movie is about people and how they interact in a work environment that is alternately boring and terrifying.Peter Bassett, a writer, speaker and broadcaster on opera, particularly the works of Richard Wagner I've always thought that must be their way of boosting confidence before facing the audience directly. And it's really interesting how desperate the performers are to impress stage managers before going on stage. The lighting and costumes are really beautiful in this production, so you get a dose of that as well if that is is your focus. You have a choice between solitary pursuits like crocheting a smock, or you can bore your fellow stagehands with stories. A bell rings and everyone springs into frenzied action for five minutes.
I've been a professional stagehand for many years and love the way this film captures backstage dynamics. Those would be great ideas for other documentaries, but it's just not what this one is about. Many of the other reviewers seem to think that it SHOULD be about something else, like stagehand basics or the history of opera. I like this movie because it shows what life is really like backstage at a live show.
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