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George Frideric Handel: Agrippina

Schwetzingen is a tiny town near Heidelberg which has a famous palace with magnificent gardens, not unlike those at Versailles. The Schwetzingen Festival is held every Spring in the palace and commissions a small-scale opera for the palace's…
Length
154 mins
Prog. No.
5453

Lux Aeterna: Abbado alla Scala at Work on Verdi's Missa da Requiem

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

Domenico Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio segreto

Schwetzingen is a tiny town near Heidelberg which has a famous palace with magnificent gardens, not unlike those at Versailles. The Schwetzingen Festival is held every Spring in the palace and commissions a small-scale opera for the palace's…
Length
153 mins
Prog. No.
5454

Gioachino Rossini: L'Italiana In Algeri

One of Rossini's masterpieces; a frothy little farce on the surface with an underlying sharp social critique.
Length
149 mins
Prog. No.
0115

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache: Prokofiev: Symphonie Classique

This recording of Sergiu Celibidache and the Münchner Philharmoniker gives a unique impression of Celibidache’s personality as a conductor. In an intimate rehearsal of Prokofiev’s Symphonie Classique, it lets the viewer experience the process of…
Length
58 mins
Prog. No.
6653

The Middle of Germany - Kroll Oper

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

Gioacchino Rossini: La Scala di Seta

Schwetzingen is a tiny town near Heidelberg which has a famous palace with magnificent gardens, not unlike those at Versailles. The Schwetzingen Festival is held every Spring in the palace and commissions a small-scale opera for the palace's…
Length
100 mins
Prog. No.
5497

W. A. Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail

An austere but atmospheric stage and tasteful costumes draw the attention of the viewer to the story and the beautiful voices of the singers. Recorded live at the Ludwigsburger Schloßfestspiele in 1990. Costumes by Dagmar Niefind, stage direction and…
Length
157 mins
Prog. No.
6032

Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Based on Henry James' novel of the same name, this gripping drama explores an encounter with the super-natural.
Length
115 mins
Prog. No.
0680

Mozart on Tour

This series, hosted by eminent conductor, pianist and man-about-music André Previn, tells the story of Mozart's travels, featuring a piano concerto from each period of his life. With performances by internationally well-known soloists. Both the…
Length
57 mins
Prog. No.
0102