Pfitzner: Palestrina
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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Pfitzner: Palestrina
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 14, 2009
Runtime
3h 17m
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
Original Title
Pfitzner: Palestrina
Production Companies
Unitel, Bayerische Staatsoper, EuroArts
Director
Christian Stückl
Description
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.
