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Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

Humphrey Burton

1970 • 2h 5m

In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano ...

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

Cast

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard BernsteinSelf / Narrator

Theo AdamSelf / Pizarro in 'Fidelio'

Franz CrassSelf / Rocco in 'Fidelio'

Adolf DallapozzaSelf / Joaquin in 'Fidelio'

Plácido Domingo

Plácido DomingoSelf

Gwyneth Jones

Gwyneth JonesSelf / Leonora in 'Fidelio'

James King

James KingSelf / Florestan in 'Fidelio'

Lucia Popp

Lucia PoppSelf / Marzellina in 'Fidelio'

Karl RidderbuschSelf / Don Fernando in 'Fidelio'

Otto Schenk

Otto SchenkSelf

Martti Talvela

Martti TalvelaSelf

Shirley Verrett

Shirley VerrettSelf

Crew

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard BernsteinWriter

Otto Schenk

Otto SchenkStage Director

Günther Schneider-Siemssen

Günther Schneider-SiemssenSet Designer

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