True Films 3.0 - Kevin Kelly

Sing Faster
A quick look at the work of stage hands on the very elaborate set of
the epic Wagner Ring Cycle opera. Stage hands are like sailors (all that
rigging). These guys seem to date only ballerinas, and they endure long
spells of boredom between intense physical coordination. The title of the
film comes from their eternal desire to close the last act: “Come on, sing
faster” they mutter. The best parts of this short peek behind the scenes
are the interviews wherein stage hands give their New York street version
of the convoluted plot of the Wagner operas playing endlessly around
them.
By Jon Else
1999, 60 min.
Available from Amazon
Rent from Netflix
Get ready to roll,
another set piece slips
into place in a matter
of seconds. All hands
(below left) are needed
to hoist a new backdrop
piece. One scene in the
final opera.
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