Movie Description
Pfitzner: Palestrina
(2009)Overview
Requiring 38 soloists, chorus, and large orchestra, Hans Pfitzner's "Palestrina" is a challenging opera to stage. In Munich, the city in which it was premiered in 1917, director Christian Stückle, conductor Simone Young, and the Bavarian State Opera met those challenges with stunning success.
Cast
Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina
Pope Pius IV
Giovanni Morone
Bernardo Novagierio
Cardinal Christoph Madruscht
Carlo Borromeo
Ighino
Graf Luna
Der Bischof von Bodoja
Silla
Theophilus
Ein junger Doktor
Posters
Facts
Original TitlePfitzner: Palestrina
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-07-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 03h 17m
Production CompaniesUnitel,Bayerische Staatsoper,EuroArts
Genres
- Music
- Comedy
- Drama
