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SING FASTER: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
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With its four operas and seventeen-hour running time, staging Wagner's "Ring Cycle" is a daunting undertaking for any opera company. SING FASTER goes backstage at the San Francisco Opera to capture this rare event from a unique perspective: the stagehands' point of view. From Rhinemaidens, Valkyries and giant dragons, to poker games and smoke machines, these behind-the-scenes stars lead us through their own version of the operatic spectacle.
Co-presentation of Oregon Public Broadcasting
Premiere: Independent Lens, September 1999
"In the jargon of the critical profession, this is what is known as a scream...a wonderfully raucous idea with inspired editing."
- Hollywood Reporter
"Jon Else gives us a glimpse of the opera's unsung heroes - stagehands - with his fascinating and often comic film. A must for anyone who ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of lavish productions."
- S.F. Weekly
"One could scarcely imagine a more energizing or enlightening introduction to Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" than Jon Else's documentary...Else's camera and expert editing depict a world that teeters on the brink of chaos."
- San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
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Filmmaker's Trophy, Documentary Competition, Sundance Film Festival
[1999]
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Joady Award , Film Arts Foundation
[1999]
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Gold World Medal, NY Festivals
[1999]
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Emmy Award, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
[2001]
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Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming, News and Documentary Emmy Awards
[2000]
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