The State Opera (Documentary Blu-Ray) – Toni Schmid

Director: Toni Schmid
Artists: Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Kirill Petrenko, Zubin Mehta, Ivor Bolton, Nikolaus Bachler, Peter Jonas
Format: NTSC
Language: German
Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Naxos DVD
Blu-Ray Release Date: May 22, 2020
Run Time: 88 minutes

The State Opera is the first film ever made about the Bavarian State Opera, one of the world’s oldest, most prestigious and internationally esteemed companies. It charts the course of three operas - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Les Indes galantes and Un ballo in maschera - as they come to life on the stage. We meet some of the great singers, such as Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, in performance and behind the scenes, as well as artistic directors past and present, and two of the music directors in Kirill Petrenko and his predecessor Zubin Mehta. As both a celebration and an exploration, this entertaining film is a declaration of love for the operatic form.

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