This was the dramatic rendition of Carl Orff's most famous piece of music. It shoud be performed with sets and costumes, but seldom performed as this nowadays. It was finally filmed by West German TV in 1975 with the close co-operation of Orff in honour of his 80th birthday.
Lucia Popp (soprano)
John van Kesteren (tenor)
Hermann Prey (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Tolz Children's Choir
Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Kurt Eichhorn
Film Directed by Jean Pierre Ponnelle
More about Ponelle here:
Biography and Filmography from IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0690454/
Obituary from the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/12/obituaries/jean-pierre-ponnelle-56-is-dead-was-opera-director-and-designer.html
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