Movie: Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein

Self / Narrator

Theo Adam
Theo Adam

Self / Pizarro in 'Fidelio'

Franz Crass
Franz Crass

Self / Rocco in 'Fidelio'

Adolf Dallapozza
Adolf Dallapozza

Self / Joaquin in 'Fidelio'

Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo

Self

Gwyneth Jones
Gwyneth Jones

Self / Leonora in 'Fidelio'

James King
James King

Self / Florestan in 'Fidelio'

Lucia Popp
Lucia Popp

Self / Marzellina in 'Fidelio'

Karl Ridderbusch
Karl Ridderbusch

Self / Don Fernando in 'Fidelio'

Otto Schenk
Otto Schenk

Self

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