Release Date: 1985-12-01
Overview: Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts this acclaimed staging of Paul Hindemith's ambitious opera of the goldsmith Cardillac, whom fortune seems to favor and then abandon, featuring Donald McIntyre and Maria de Francesca-Cavazza in the starring roles. Filmed in 1985 at the Bavarian State Opera and directed by the legendary Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, the production captures every nuance of Hindemith's powerful tale of love, suspicion and betrayal. Opera Performance, recorded at 16-25 September 1985 at the National Theater in Munich.
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Donald McIntyre
as Der Goldschmied Cardillac
Maria de Francesca-Cavazza
as Die Tochter
Robert Schunk
as Der Offizier
Hans Günter Nöcker
as Der Goldhändler
Josef Hopferwieser
as Der Kavalier
Wolfgang Sawallisch - Music Director
Brian Large - Director
Paul Hindemith - Original Music Composer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle - Director
E. T. A. Hoffmann - Original Story
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