Cardillac(1985)

Cardillac is an opera film capturing Paul Hindemith's ambitious work about a goldsmith whose fortune rises and falls unpredictably. Conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, this 1985 production from the Bavarian State Opera features Donald McIntyre and Maria de Francesca-Cavazza in leading roles. The staging explores themes of love, suspicion and betrayal through Hindemith's powerful score. Filmed at Munich's National Theater in September 1985, the production brings every nuance of this complex operatic tale to vivid life, showcasing both the orchestra's precision and the singers' dramatic intensity. A landmark recording of one of the twentieth century's most significant operas.