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Karajan - The Maestro and his Festival (2017 - Documentary)
Karajan - The Maestro and his Festival is a documentary film about the creation and production of Richard Wagner's opera Valkyrie in 1967 by Herbert von Karajan, his favourite stage designer Günther Schneider-Siemssen and the so-called 2017 recreation of his ground-breaking performance.

Whereas Karajan acted as conductor, stage director and producer at the time, today, the opera is created by a leading team, headed by Maestro Christian Thielemann in collaboration with stage director Vera Nemirova and stage designer Jens Kilian.

Writer and director Hannes M. Schalle produced the documentary with his production company Moonlake Entertainment and joined with ORF/3sat to tell the story of both productions, set on one of the world's largest opera stages in the Large Festival House of the Salzburg Festival. The film was shot on locations in Salzburg, Anif, Salzburg City, the Large Festival House of the Salzburg Festival, the Mozarteum and at the Semper Opera House in Dresden.

The film unveils the story of the foundation of Karajan's personal festival, his passion for Wagner's Ring and for building a historical monument together with Schneider-Siemssen. In 2017, the festival celebrates its 50th anniversary recreating the legendary Valkyrie production of 1967.

The making of the film was a collaboration of Hannes M. Schalle together with the Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute, the Salzburg Easter Festival, Unitel, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Music and ORF/3sat.

Category:Documentary film Category:Music Film Category:Herbert von Karajan Category:Richard Wagner Category:Opera Category:Salzburg Easter Festival