In the late 1960s Rolf Liebermann, the legendary intendant of the Hamburg State Opera, had the visionary idea of presenting a number of operas in filmed versions, among the first ever done in color, to be shown on German television. This is the historic recording of a 1968 production by the Hamburg State Opera.
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Anja Silja
Leonore
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Richard Cassilly
Florestan
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Pizarro
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Lucia Popp
Marcellina
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Ernst Wiemann
Rocco
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Erwin Wohlfahrt
Jaquino
Hans Sotin
Don Fernando
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Kurt Marschner
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William Workman
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Die Zauberflöte
Joachim Hess Director
First release January 1, 1968
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1968
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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