Rienzi reconstruct Wagner's "original" "Rienzi", but "Rienzi" on the other hand was clearly never finished by the composer. It was constantly being altered during the 1840s (and, it seems, possibly throughout Wagner's lifetime), so it is not feasible to fully determine Wagner's exact or final intentions based on existing evidence. Complete recordings (and performances) of Rienzi are rare, although the overture is regularly found on radio broadcasts and compilation CDs. Significant cuts to the score are common in recordings. Rienzi was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010. The production was directed by Philipp Stölzl, and performed by the Deutsche Oper
Video Concert Hall Video Concert Hall, Ltd. at studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Crowe and Henderson served as executive producers of "Video Concert Hall", as well as other top-rated syndicated musical variety TV specials. "Billboard", the American magazine covering the music industry, said in a cover story that "Video Concert Hall" was the first-ever nationwide video music programming on cable television predating MTV by almost three years. "Video Concert Hall" creators Charles Henderson and Jerry Crowe are considered the "fathers" of television's music video programming. "Video Concert Hall" ran daily on USA Network from 1978 to 1981 on a seemingly arbitrary schedule, appearing on