Ganz große Oper

The Bavarian State Opera is one of the oldest opera houses in the world and has already been named 'Opera House of the Year' several times by critics and audiences. The documentary 'Ganz große Oper' is a declaration of love to the art genre of opera and the people who practice it with passion, among them Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros, General Music Director Kirill Petrenko, conductors Ivor Bolton and Zubin Mehta as well as Artistic Director Nikolaus Bachler and his predecessor Sir Peter Jonas. The audience will experience how three opera productions are created: Richard Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg', Jean-Philippe Rameau's 'Les Indes galantes' and Giuseppe Verdi's 'Un ballo in maschera'. The Bavarian State Ballet and its director Igor Zelensky can also be seen at the rehearsals for Ludwig Minkus' 'La Bayadère'.