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The State Opera

Kaufmann, Jonas

Harteros, Anja

Stockerl, Hans Jurgen

Dempe, Dagmar

Conductor: Mehta, Zubin

Conductor: Bolton, Ivor

Conductor: Petrenko, Kirill

Conductor: Jonas, Peter

Conductor: Bachler, Nikolaus

Television Director: Schmid, Toni

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Narrator: Dempe, Dagmar

Narrator: Stockerl, Hans Jurgen

Soprano: Harteros, Anja

Tenor: Kaufmann, Jonas

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Year of Production: 2017

Playing Time: 00:51:58

Catalogue Number: 2.110660

UPC: 747313566051

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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 Nurnberg, 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.