Ludwig van Beethoven's Octet in E-flat major Antonin Dvorak's Serenade in D minor Recorded in the famous Jaspis-Hall in the New Chambers - directly beside Sanssouci, the Summer Palace of Friedrich the Great.

Recorded in the Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin in 1992.

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.

The "Philosophers' Hall" in the library of Strahov Monastery in Prague forms the grand setting for these chamber music performances with the Berlin Soloists. Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat…

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…

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…

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.