Edith Mathis Movies
- 1984
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem was among the composer's most remarkable works -- and also one of his last. Commissioned by a mysterious patron who hid his identity from Mozart, the funeral mass was written while he was slowly dying, and he in fact passed on before it was completed, leaving one of his students to finish the work. Sir Colin Davis leads The Bavarian Radio Symphony in this stellar performance of the Requiem, taped in Munich, which features vocal soloists Edith Mathis (soprano), Truseliese Schmidt (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), and Gwynne Howell (bass). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Edith Mathis, Trudeliese Schmidt, (more)
- 1970
Brand new operas are a relatively infrequent phenomenon, and films of new operas are even rarer. This 1970 film enshrines a 1963 opera composed by Hans Werner Henze (born 1926) in the neoclassical manner pioneered by Igor Stravinsky. The story, set in 1830's Germany and based on a libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann, follows the progress of a cynical English nobleman's practical joke on a town full of people who seem to think that anything the nobility does is all right with them -- even when, as in this case, it involves foisting off a circus ape as a dear relative and holding a grand ball for him. The over-trained animal spouts odd maxims and quotes from Goethe, before "going ape" and wreaking havoc. With its satirical and comic elements, this opera might readily have joined the world's standard operatic repertoire, except for one crucial omission: reviewers complained that the neoclassical score lacked any trace of a memorable melody. While this might be forgiven in a short piece, in an opera, it soon becomes very difficult to take. Despite that, The Young Lord remains on the (very) short list of modern works that are performed occasionally to round out an otherwise too-conservative season. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Edith Mathis
- 1970
Der Freischutz is a textbook example of the phrase "filmed theater". In adapting Carl Maria Von Weber's opera to the screen, director Joachim Hess did little more than aim a well-focussed camera and shout "Action!" The leading roles are sung by Tom Krause, Toni Blankenheim, Hans Sotin and Arlene Saunders. The plot is librettist Johann Frederich Kind's tried-and-true blend of romance and mysticism, with a hermit and an emissary of Satan making important contributions. Originally produced for German television, Der Freischutz received limited theatrical distribution in the rest of the world. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1970
This is an exceptional German adaptation of Mozart's popular opera. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
The Deutsch Oper Berlin mounted this lavish 1968 production of Ingeborg Bachmann's opera Der junge Lord, starring Edith Mathis as Luise, Donald Grobe as Wilhelm, Barry McDaniel as Sekretar Sir Edgars and Loren Driscoll as Lord Barrat. Gustav Rudolf Sellner mounted the production and directs; The Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsch Oper Berlin provide musical accompaniment. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Edith Mathis, Donald Grobe, (more)
- 1966
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's four act opera is performed by Die Wiener Philharmoniker and the Chor der Wiener Staatsoper in a performance captured live at the Kleines Festspielhaus, Salsburg on November 8, 1966. Karl Böhm conducts, and Lorenzo Da Ponte offers libretto based on Beaumarchais' La folle journée ou le de Figaro. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
