The Transformation of the World into Music

{{short description|1994 film}}

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The Transformation of the World Into Music ({{langx|de|Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik}} - Bayreuth vor der Premiere{{Cite web |last=Kinemathek |first=Deutsche |title=Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik – Bayreuth vor der Premiere {{!}} Deutsche Kinemathek |url=https://www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/de/galerie/die-verwandlung-der-welt-musik-%E2%80%94-bayreuth-vor-der-premiere |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=www.deutsche-kinemathek.de |language=de}}) is a 1994 German documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. The film is about the Bayreuth Festival and Richard Wagner's operas, in particular The Flying Dutchman, Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde.{{Cite web |title=The Transformation of the World Into Music |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30179624?search%5Bi%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Videos&search%5Bil%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Operas&search%5Bpath%5D=items |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=natlib.govt.nz}} The film was conceived as an introductory work "to a series of opera broadcasts on German television".{{Cite web |last=Entertainment.ie |title=The Transformation of the World Into Music - Where to Watch and Stream Online |url=https://entertainment.ie/movies/where-to-watch/the-transformation-of-the-world-into-music-81399/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}