Kurt Rydl - Der Gladiator

Kurt Rydl, the 'Gladiator'. A titan of low notes in the 'Circus Maximus' of the opera world. With over 100 roles in 6 languages and more than 3,000 performances in 35 years on stage. Werner Boote traveled and raced after the 'MaraTonMann' for 8 months - with a murderous schedule. Over 300 hours of material were used to create a masterpiece, Emmy-nominated and internationally award-winning. A 53-minute portrait, the likes of which has never been seen before, plus 4 bonus tracks with previously unreleased highlights: great scenes from Götterdämmerung in Geneva and Parsifal in Vienna and an extensive interview. There is also a photo gallery by Mathias Bothor, who captured Kurt Rydl with his camera eye for two years: in Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Vienna and Mallorca. Impressive snapshots of an opera star by one of the best portrait photographers of the present - for the illustrated book biography 'Der Megabass Kurt Rydl'.