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Karajan: The Maestro and His Festival

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'Karajan: The Maestro and His Festival' (German: 'Karajan Der Meister und seine Spiele') is a documentary film about the creation and production of Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walkre' in 1967 by Herbert von Karajan, his favourite stage designer Gnther Schneider-Siemssen and the 2017 recreation of his ground-breaking performance.

Production



Whereas Karajan acted as conductor, stage director and producer at the time, in 2017 the opera was created by a team, the conductor Christian Thielemann in collaboration with stage director Vera Nemirova and stage designer .

Writer and director Hannes M. Schalle produced the documentary with his production company Moonlake Entertainment and joined with ORF/3sat to tell the story of both productions, set on one of the world's largest opera stages in the Groes Festspielhaus of the Salzburg Festival. The film, narrated by Senta Berger, was shot on locations in Salzburg, Anif, the Groes Festspielhaus, the Mozarteum and at the Semperoper in Dresden.

The making of the film was a collaboration of Hannes M. Schalle together with the Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute, the Salzburg Easter Festival, Unitel, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Music and ORF/3sat. The documentary was released on DVD and digital on 21 July 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment.

Content



The film unveils the story of the foundation of Karajan's personal festival, his passion for Wagner's 'Ring' and for building a historical monument together with Schneider-Siemssen. In 2017, the festival celebrates its 50th anniversary recreating the legendary 'Walkre' production of 1967.

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