Menotti: Der Konsul

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Eberhard Waechter (John Sorel), Melitta Muszely (Magda Sorel), Res Fischer (Mother), Willy Ferenz (Secret Police Agent), Hilde Konetzni (Vera Boronel), László Szemere (Magician), Gloria Lane (Secretary)

Orchestra of The Wiener Volksoper, Franz Bauer-Theussl (conductor) & Rudolph Cartier...

Directed by Rudolph Cartier, it's shot in relentless close-ups that give neither the performers nor the viewers anywhere to hide. Melitta Muszely charts Magda's progress from desperation to hope... — The Guardian, 9th December 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Sep 2010
Catalogue No: 101525
Label: Arthaus Musik

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Menotti: The Consul

Historical Studio Production, 1963
Eberhard Waechter (John Sorel), Melitta Muszely (Magda Sorel), Res Fischer (Mother), Willy Ferenz (Secret Police Agent), Hilde Konetzni (Vera Boronel), László Szemere (Magician), Gloria Lane (Secretary)
Orchestra of The Wiener Volksoper
Franz Bauer-Theussl (conductor) & Rudolph Cartier (director)

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Gian Carlo Menotti was one of the most important 20th-century composers of opera working in the United States. For his opera The Consul he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. This unique studio recording from the early years of television is performed by an extraordinary cast featuring Melitta Muszely, Eberhard Waechter, Res Fischer and Hilde Konetzni. The plot of the politically charged drama takes place in Europe of the 1950s. The Orchestra of the Wiener Volksoper is conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl. An important document of operatic and film history, this restored recording is available on DVD for the first time.

BONUS: Interview with Gian Carlo Menotti

Sound Format: PCM Mono

Picture Format: 4:3

DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC

Subtitle Languages: DE, IT, GB, FR, ES, JP

Running Time: 99 mins (Opera), 4 mins (Bonus)

FSK: 0

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9th December 2010

Directed by Rudolph Cartier, it's shot in relentless close-ups that give neither the performers nor the viewers anywhere to hide. Melitta Muszely charts Magda's progress from desperation to hope to suicidal despair with uncompromising veracity. There are equally impressive performances from Eberhard Waechter as her husband and Gloria Lane as the consular secretary

Menotti: Der Konsul

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