Jean-Pierre Gorin filmed the rehearsals and premiere of Saint Francis, Olivier Messiaen's monumental opera directed for the Salzburg Music Festival by the American wunderkind Peter Sellars. The result was a first-person documentary in the form of a letter.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Self - Conductor
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Dawn Upshaw
Self - Soprano
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José van Dam
Self - Bass-Baritone
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Urban Malmberg
Self - Baritone
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The Magic Flute
John Aler
Self - Tenor
Tom Krause
Self - Baritone
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Ronald Hamilton
Self - Tenor
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Peter Sellars
Self - Director
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Jean-Pierre Gorin Director · Wolfgang Koch Cinematographer Dunya Ramicova Costume designer
First release January 1, 1992 · Produced in Austria, Germany, France · Languages English, French, German
Production
ORF
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LOFT Music
Production
La Sept
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Austria · Germany · France
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
France · January 1, 1992
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