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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Main Cast: Norbert Balatsch, Daniel Barenboim, Plácido Domingo, Dieter Dorn, Paul Frey, Sven Friedrich, Werner Herzog, Siegfried Jerusalem, Eva Johansson, Werner Junold

Director: Werner Herzog

Writer: Werner Herzog

Editor: Rainer Standke

Cinematographer: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

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