
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.
Crew

Jon Else
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer

Deborah Hoffmann
Editor
Jay Boekelheide
Editor, Sound Designer
Michael Chin
Director of Photography
David Davis
Executive Producer

Mark Becker
Production Assistant
Kecia Benvenuto
Production Assistant
Andy Gilbert
Production Assistant
Jonathan Halperin
Production Assistant
Jazib Hasan
Production Assistant
Marcarena Hernandez
Production Assistant
Todd Leong
Production Assistant
Megan Mylan
Production Assistant
Steve Wessells
Production Assistant
Cort Worthington
Production Assistant
Doug Dunderdale
Additional Production Assistant
Rueben Goldberg
Additional Production Assistant
Stephen Longstreth
Additional Production Assistant
Inez Robinson
Additional Production Assistant
Robin Chin
Additional Editor

Lillian Benson
Additional Editor
Philippe Roques
Additional Editor
Lori Shinseki
Additional Editor
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