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Encoder:FULLDVD
Company: EMI
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Product Description

In this captivating film by Gerald Caillat, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, at the age of 80,
looks back on her musical life and tells the story of her glittering career. The
documentary contains accompanying archival footage as she narrates her life story,
in English, through the various roles and performances that have shaped the life of
one of the greatest of all singers. Schwarzkopf was one of the finest sopranos of her
time. She was an outstanding performer both on the concert platform and in the opera
house, where she memorably characterized such roles as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni),
the Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier) and the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro).
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf had one of the great voices of the 20th century, not particularly
powerful but beautiful and superbly trained. She used it with a high level of
intelligence and an exemplary sense of the value of the words she was singing.
That voice, its development and its strengths (many) and weaknesses (few) are the
subject of this fine documentary, narrated by Schwarzkopf. It is not a complete
biography, but the voice is well displayed in film clips from throughout her career,
beginning with the Nazi years in Berlin where she sang La Boh me and Carmen in German.

Later, she is shown briefly in more characteristic roles--aristocratic women in
Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and Der Rosenkavalier. Particularly gratifying
is an uncut performance of "Porgi, Amor" from Figaro, But some of the best moments
are devoted to lieder, the musical form for which she was born. She is shown testing
the acoustics at Versailles before a recital there, performing with pianist Gerald
Moore and conducting a master class in which she stresses the importance of the words.
--Joe McLellan

Actors: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Format: Classical, Color, PAL
Language: English, German, French
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Dubbed: English, German, French
Region: Region 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: EMI Classics
DVD Release Date: November 19, 2002
Run Time: 57 minutes

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