A deliciously biting satire about both the world of Grand Opera and United Europe. A Hungarian conductor (Arestrup) attempts to mount a bold new production of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” while navigating the snares and pitfalls of artistic egos, rampant nationalism, internal company and union politics, and precarious funding.
Release Date: 1 December 1991Runtime: 119 min
Stars:
- Glenn Close
- Håkan Hagegård
- Kim Begley
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- Maïté Nahyr
- Marián Labuda
- Matthias Hölle
- Niels Arestrup
- Renate Spingler
- René Kollo
- Robin Leggate
- Roderick Earle
- Rodney Macann
- Victor Poletti
- Waltraud Meier
Director: István Szabó
