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DVD + Blu-Ray:
THE ZURICH AFFAIR – WAGNER’S ONE AND ONLY LOVE

Author: NAXOS Audiovisual Division

Zurich love story between Richard Wagner and Mathilde Wesendonck staged by director Jens Neubert with Sophie Auster and Joonas Saartamo in the title roles.

  • DVD + Blu-Ray: <br />THE ZURICH AFFAIR – WAGNER’S ONE AND ONLY LOVE | Copyright: © 43045

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  • The Zurich Affair_SOPHIE AUSTER_JOONAS SAARTAMO | Copyright: © © 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd / © 2021 Syquali Crossmedia AG

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  • The Zurich Affair_JOONAS SAARTAMO as Wagner | Copyright: © © 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd / © 2021 Syquali Crossmedia AG

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A film by Jens Neubert
THE ZURICH AFFAIR – WAGNER’S ONE AND ONLY LOVE

An exile from his native land following the failed revolution of 1848, the impoverished Richard Wagner is in Zurich working on his opera Tristan und Isolde. There he meets Otto and Mathilde Wesendonck, ardent admirers of his music. Wagner’s passionate and scandalous affair with Mathilde, whose poems he set to music, is explored in this feature film by director Jens Neubert. After their relationship ended, Wagner left Zurich for Italy, forever remembering Mathilde as ‘my first and only love’.

Mathilde Wesendonck SOPHIE AUSTER
Richard Wagner JOONAS SAARTAMO
Minna Wagner JULIENNE PFEIL
Otto Wesendonck RÜDIGER HAUFFE
And Special Guest
The Singer MICHAEL VOLLE

Music RICHARD WAGNER, LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, FRANZ LISZT
Original Music and Audio Producer TORSTEN RASCH

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor ECKEHARD STIER
Pianists ANDREAS HAEFLIGER, ANNIKA TREUTLER, HIROKO IMAI

Editor JENS TOIVAKAINEN
Director of Photography HARALD GUNNAR PAALGARD
Producers JENS NEUBERT, PETER STÜBER
Screenplay, Director and Set Designer JENS NEUBERT

EXTRA FEATURE
An introduction to the film The Zurich Affair with Michael Volle

Total playing time: 105 minutes (main feature), 11 minutes (bonus)
Language: English, Swiss German · Subtitles: English, German, Japanese, Korean
DVD: NTSC 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS 5.1 · DVD 9 · Region: 0 (Worldwide)
BD: HD 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1 · BD 25 · Region: A, B, C

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