ulia Varady, Song of Passion Julia Varady is undoubtedly the most all-encompassing lyrical and dramatic soprano that came to the public's attention in the early 1970's. Since then, she has been able to master an extremely diverse repertoire of roles and her style represents a harmonious synthesis between the styles of Callas and Schwarzkopf. While the film illustrates this artistic breadth through film clips, Julia Varady evokes her youth in Ceaucescu's Romania, her ardent desire to sing, her exile to Germany, her commitment to music, her artistic encounters and the great love she shares with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Though she is still less well known to the general public than her art deserves, «Song of Passion» will reveal to those who have never had the opportunity to see or hear her, one of the most fascinating and sublime vocal personalities of our day. REPERTOIRE: Wagner: The Twilight of Gods; Wesendonck Lieder - Stehe still; The Valkyrie; Verdi: Il Trovatore "Miserere"; Aida; The Force of Destiny; Requiem; Mozart: Don Giovanni; "Ch'io mi scordi di te !" Kv 505; Cosi fan tutte; Händel: The Messiah; Lehár:... ORCHESTRA: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Operei Maghiare din Cluj, Orchestre national de Franc CONDUCTOR: Mikhail Yurowsky, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Herbert von Karajan, Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Steinberg, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Carlo Maria Giulini, Riccardo Chailly, Wolfgang Sawallisch PERFORMERS: Julia Varady, soprano; Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; Dietrich-Fischer Dieskau, baritone; Viktoria Postnikova, piano; Gerald Moore, piano

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