Belcanto - The Tenors of the 78 Era Part I

Synopsis of Belcanto - The Tenors of the 78 Era Part I

«Belcanto: The Tenors of the 78 Era. Part I» is Jan Schmidt-Garre's musical documentary about the great bel canto tenors of the 78 rpm era, on DVD.

The documentary brings together black-and-white portraits of legendary bel canto tenors from historical materials of the 78 rpm record era, many previously unreleased. Each profile is complemented by a representative musical recording; this first part is dedicated to Enrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Leo Slezak, Beniamino Gigli, Richard Tauber and Joseph Schmidt.

Single-disc DVD, 1.33:1 image format and Dolby Digital 2.0 sound. Audio and subtitles in German, English, French, Italian and Spanish. Running time: 170 minutes.

For fans of bel canto, opera and historical tenor recordings.