Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Birthday: May 28, 1925
Deathday: May 18, 2012
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Wagner's Master Singer, Hitler's Siegfried - The Life and Times of Max
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-13
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Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-08-16
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The Marriage of Figaro
Overview: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is a comedy whose dark undertones explore the blurred boundaries between dying feudalism and emerging Enlightenment. Herman Prey's Figaro is admirably sung in a firm baritone and aptly characterized. So too, is his antagonist, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as the Count perpetually frustrated by the scheming wiles of Figaro and Susanna, here the perky Mirella Freni, who sings and acts like a dream. The Countess is creamy-voiced Kiri Te Kanawa, and the Cherubino, Maria Ewing, looks just like the horny, teenaged page she's supposed to be. The all-star leads are complemented by worthy supporting singers, the Vienna Philharmonic at the top of its form, and the experienced Mozartian, Karl Böhm conducting a stylishly fleet performance.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Don Giovanni
Overview: Of the five premieres produced during a four-month period, Mozart's "Don Giovanni" on the first night attracted an illustrious audience. In addition to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany and a selection of diplomats and politicians, high-ranking guests included theatrical directors from West Germany and other Western European countries, composers, conductors, actors, writers, painters and sculptors, not to mention rectors and lecturers from Berlin's universities and the world's leading music critics. [...] The success was commensurate with the significance of the occasion. All involved in the performance received countless ovations in front of the magnificent yellow curtain. The new building - and the new stage with its state-of-the-art technology - had shown itself to be more than capable of handling Mozart's most demanding work.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-24
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Schwarzkopf*, Seefried*, Fischer-Dieskau* – Mahler . R. Strauss
Overview: Strauss Opera, Mahler Lieder, Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Schubert Lieder, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-23
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Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
Overview: The Queen of the Night has begged Prince Tamino to free her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the High Priest Sarastro, who has abducted her. Together with the bird-catcher Papageno, Tamino enters Sarastro's realm to seek her. When he finds her, the two fall in love, but they have to have to undergo ordeals before they can be together. At the end, Papageno is also rewarded with his Papagena.
Genres: Music Family Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Die Zauberflöte
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Genres: Family Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-12-01
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Elektra
Overview: Strauss's opera adapted to the screen by Gotz Friedrich.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-06
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Don Carlos
Overview: The production by Deutsche Oper Berlin achieves a beautiful balance between the stage drama and the music. It proves that there are still singers who can perform Verdi's melodies at the highest level and that it is also possible to bring them together into an ensemble. The production fulfills all one's expectations of the modern city of Berlin in terms of stylishness and performance.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-02-01
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The Golden Ring
Overview: Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964 provides a thousand lessons in the art of working under pressure. For this classic documentary, The Golden Ring, a BBC camera crew eavesdropped as producer John Culshaw guided his engineering team through tricky technical maneuvers far removed from the relative ease of modern digital editing. What utter concentration and focus Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau bring to their collective and individual singing! Solti, for his part, oozes energy and exactitude as he pleads for greater precision and frets over details in the car en route to the sessions.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-26
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