Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Cult Opera Of The 1970's

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
In his autobiography Opera Years Rolf Liebermann wrote: Of all the film versions of operas in which I was involved, my favourite has always been Wozzeck, mainly because the interpreters and location were so convincingly authentic." And truly, this film a

REVIEW
Gift Guide: Another exceptional set devoted to historical opera, this bold 11-DVD box presents ten productions from the Hamburg Opera, staged during the late '60s and early '70s, then adapted into studio films for German television. Getting used to the lip-synching is a cinch during these engrossing performances of Le Nozze di Figaro, Fidelio, Die Meistersinger and Wozzeck, as well as novel works by Menotti and Penderecki. -- Time Out New York, Steve Smith, November 2008

Gift Guide: The Hamburg State Opera released a string of productions in the '60s and '70s that took the stage art into the realm of cinema. Cult Opera of the 1970s (Arthaus Musik), an 11-DVD set packaged in trippy kaleidoscope colors, offers curious and countercultural approaches to the craft that go beyond divas who simply park and bark. The mood ranges from Willy Wonka to Wagner. Where else can you see German children fighting aliens with piccolos? -- Time Out Chicago, Bryant Manning, November 2008

Actors: Lortzing, Offenbach, Wagner, Berg, Menotti

Audio Languages: German, Spanish, English, French

Duration: 1320 minutes

Number of Discs: 10

Subtitle Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian

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