Non-competition Programmes
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10 – Little Tiny” (“Thumbelina”)
The musical film is based on the fairy tale “Little Tiny” or “Thumbelina” by Hans Christian Andersen. This film is a reflextion on the important question whether a Fairy tale, a Dream and Love could be able to survive nowdays, in the contemporary...
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9 – Bruckner, Symphony No. 5
Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director of both the Zurich Opera and the Cleveland Orchestra, brought his U.S. ensemble to St. Florian in September 2006 for performances at the Linz Brucknerfest. Recorded in HDTV with 5.1 surround sound, the performance...
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8 – DON GIOVANNI
Rarely has a Don Giovanni been as seductive as Simon Keenlyside. The chameleon-like versatility of his lush baritone voice is matched only by his physical agility. A master seducer who beguiles with his looks and his voice: "He IS Don...
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7 – RIGOLETTO
As Rigoletto, Leo Nucci is the divo assoluto of this production, which documents one of the most consummate accounts of this role in the early 21st century. Considering the freshness of his interpretation, the wealth of shadings in color and...
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6 – DON PASQUALE
Clasart and the Opera House Zurich celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Italian Maestro Nello Santi in offering the recording of one of the most popular operas by Gaetano Donizetti, "Don Pasquale", an opera that sparkles like a magnum...
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3 – Rabih Abou-Khalil - Bridging the Gap
Rabih Abou-Khalil – Bridging the Gap
This film is a portrait of Rabih Abou-Kahlil, a composer und fantastic interpreter of the most important instrument of the Middle-East: the oud. The audience follows Abou-Kahlil to his way back to Lebanon...
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2 – The light of sounds
Every sound has its own light. Every music has its own light.
Every soul has its own light ...
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