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Norbert Beilharz's film looks at this masterwork of 19th century liturgical music through 20th century eyes, presenting the entire work, not as the usual televised concert, but rather as a film collage, concentrating on three locations: St. Mark's…
Length
119 mins
Prog. No.
0131
This performance is a very intimate meeting of three great artists of Jazz, featuring music ranging from Argentinian Tango to international musical favourites. Very rarely has the vibrant intensity of a performance been captured with such atmosphere.
Length
60 mins
Prog. No.
0150
The "Platz der Republik" in Berlin is the middle of Germany which was once the sight of the Kroll Opera. Caruso sang and Otto Klemperer conducted there. The film tells the story of the Kroll's establishment and the Platz der Republik.
Length
29 mins
Prog. No.
0173
Larry Fuller, famous for his work on "Evita", joins forces with musical theatre specialist Charles B. Axton to create a sizzling rendition of the Rodgers and Hard Broadway classic. This documentary goes behind the scenes at the Stuttgarter Ballet.
Length
29 mins
Prog. No.
0177
At the tradition-rich Teatro São Carlo in the Portugese capital of Lisbon, Alfredo Kraus rehearses and performs his favourite character, Werther. In the film, the star tenor shares his insights on the work and the early Goethe novel on which it is…
Length
59 mins
Prog. No.
0180
Barbara Hendrick's passion for detail precludes her participation in the fly-by-night operatic scene. It is interesting to see how she puts her thoroughness to work in singing opera. Hungarian feature-film director Márta Mészáros paints a telling…
Length
55 mins
Prog. No.
0181
In our film, Ruggero Raimondi returns to his birthplace of Bologna to perform the title role in Mozart's masterwork "Don Giovanni", a role he has performed over 400 times world-wide.
Length
59 mins
Prog. No.
0182
Italian star soprano Katia Ricciarelli has a vast repertoire. In the Teatro la Fenice in Venice, we hear her as Giulietta in rehearsal and performance clips from Vincenzo Bellini's little-known Romeo and Juliet opera.
Length
58 mins
Prog. No.
0183
The favourite opera of Nello Santi is Gioachino Rossini's final "Guglielmo Tell", with the maestro's thoughts on the opera and breathtaking shots of the Swiss countryside, showplace of the original tale.
Length
58 mins
Prog. No.
0184
Alfredo Kraus is internationally known as the great master of "belcanto" style. More than just a portrait, the film takes a lively and not uncritical stand on today's operatic world. The programme includes high points from the 1993 season in Milan…
Length
85 mins
Prog. No.
0187