Description
| Summary: | In 1964 Deutsche Oper Berlin still had no General Music Director. But Artistic Director Gustav Rudolf Sellner made a virtue out a necessity and - in addition to the permanent conductor Heinrich Hollreiser and the regular guest conductor Karl Böhm - brought in further conductors from home and abroad for individual productions. For "Don Carlos" he invited Wolfgang Sawallisch, who since 1957 had been making a name for himself at the Bayreuth Festival, above all with "Tannhäuser" and the "Flying Dutchman" and since 1960 had been acting General Music Director in Hamburg. He had at his disposal an ensemble of outstanding soloists. In addition to Josef Greindl and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, they included James King in the title role, Pilar Lorengar, Martti Talvela, Patricia Johnson and Lisa Otto as the Voice from Heaven.
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2017).
Written in 1866. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (76 min.) |
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| Playing Time: | 01:15:38 |
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| Production Credits: | Set design and costume design, Wilhelm Reinking. |
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| Participant or Performer: | James King (Don Carlos) ; Pilar Lorengar (Elisabeth von Valois) ; Josef Greindl (Philipp II) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Rodrigo, Marquis von Posa) ; Patricia Johnson (Prinzessin Eboli) ; Martti Talvela (Der Grossinquisitor) ; supporting soloists ; Chor und Orchester der Deutsche Oper Berlin ; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor. |
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| Language: | Sung in German. |
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