Interesting to see this time capsule surviving sealed and intact for nearly 35 years.

"The Metropolitan Opera's laser disc release of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by James Levine and directed by Brian Large, was published in 1991"

Note the price sticker - $307.45 and the store that sold the box in 1994 - Harmony House.

To put things in prospective, "In 1991, median monthly apartment rent in Detroit generally ranged from $250 to $500", so this set was about one month rent at the time!

Harmony stores are long gone: "Harmony House was an American music retailer founded in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park, Michigan in 1947. The chain once operated 38 stores, primarily within the Metro Detroit area, and employed more than 400 people. Although most of the stores ceased operations in 2002, a location in Berkley remained until 2004 when it was converted to an f.y.e. music store. Much of the Harmony House decor remained intact until the rebranded f.y.e. store was closed for good in 2019."

Sealed VHS set, $129.97 from Best Buy.

"The Metropolitan Opera's historic production of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by James Levine and directed by Otto Schenk, was released on VHS by Deutsche Grammophon / PolyGram Video between 1991 and 1992."

Recorded: Live performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York during the 1989–1990 season.

Individual VHS Release Dates:
- Das Rheingold: 1991 / 1992 (recorded April 1990)
- Die Walküre: 1992 (specifically March 10, 1992, for certain regional distributions)
- Siegfried & Götterdämmerung: 1992

Format: Boxed sets and individual tapes spanning roughly 15 hours of total performance time.