Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts this acclaimed staging of Paul Hindemith's ambitious opera of the goldsmith Cardillac, whom fortune seems to favor and then abandon, featuring Donald McIntyre and Maria de Francesca-Cavazza in the starring roles. Filmed in 1985 at the Bavarian State Opera and directed by the legendary Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, the production captures every nuance of Hindemith's powerful tale of love, suspicion and betrayal. Opera Performance, recorded at 16-25 September 1985 at the National Theater in Munich.
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Premiered immediately before the enduring masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, Lui...
Among DVDs of "Hoffmann" currently available, this is the only one that even begins to stand compari...
Giancarlo Del Monaco's passionate and intelligent production of Jacques Offenbach's magnum opus crea...
This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as...
Richard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Live performance from the Opéra National de Paris, 2003.
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Verdi’s IL TROVATORE again storms the Met stage in a star-studded, anvil-wielding cast , including S...