Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle

Infidelity, Lies, Betrayal. And that's just what's happening on stage.

With its four operas, seventeen-hour running time and months of rehearsal, Wagner's "Ring Cycle" is a daunting undertaking for any opera company. Jon Else goes backstage to show this rare event entirely from the point of view of union stagehands at the San Francisco Opera.

Cast

Kenneth 'Spike' Kirkland

Self

Crew

Michael Chin

Director of Photography

Jon Else

Director of Photography

Mark Becker

Production Assistant

Lillian Benson

Additional Editor

Lori Shinseki

Additional Editor

Kecia Benvenuto

Production Assistant

Jonathan Halperin

Production Assistant

Megan Mylan

Production Assistant

Doug Dunderdale

Additional Production Assistant

Rueben Goldberg

Additional Production Assistant