The Transformation of the World Into Music

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.

• Director: Werner Herzog
• Cast: Norbert Balatsch, Daniel Barenboim, Plácido Domingo, Dieter Dorn, Paul Frey, Sven Friedrich, Werner Herzog, Siegfried Jerusalem