Review of Wagner's Dream (2012) by Marat P — 07 Jul 2013

One of the best "behind-the-scenes" films ever. It's serious, heart-felt, profound and a real treat for opera and theatre lovers.

This review of Wagner's Dream (2012) was written by Marat P on 07 Jul 2013.

Wagner's Dream has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 18 Jun 2012

What Froemke's film does - or at least did for this Wagner novice - is prompt the urgent itch to see Lepage's take on the Ring, see another,…

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By Ronnie Scheib (420) for Variety (12,700) on 15 Jul 2012

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 15 Jul 2012

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By Dan F (513) on 27 Jul 2012

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 24 Jul 2012

The result is an engrossing chronicle of creative people under pressure, a movie about the madness of opera for which no knowledge of opera…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Jul 2012

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By Ann D (219) on 30 Oct 2012

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 18 Jul 2012

Awesome also describes this 16-hour, four-opera masterwork about the creation and destruction of the world, a work that Wagner considered unstageable…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 19 Jul 2012

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Jul 2012

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