IDFA 1999
Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik - Bayreuth
The Transformation of the World into Music - Bayreuth
Werner Herzog
Germany
1994
90 min
Apart from film, Herzog is also fascinated by opera. He made his debut as an opera director with Busoni’s , before directing the opera for the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth in 1987. In DIE VERWANDLUNG DER WELT IN MUSIK, he filmed behind the scenes of the annual Wagner festival, which is a great name in opera circles and lasts as long as one month. In his film, Herzog tries to disclose the mysteries of the opera.