Gian Carlo Menotti was one of the most important 20th-century composers of opera working in the United States.

For his opera The Consul he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. This unique studio recording from the early years of television is performed by an extraordinary cast featuring Melitta Muszely, Eberhard Waechter, Res Fischer and Hilde Konetzni. The plot of the politically charged drama takes place in Europe of the 1950s.

An important document of operatic and film history, this restored recording is available on DVD for the first time.

Cast:
- John Sorel: Eberhard Waechter
- Magda Sorel: Melitta Muszely
- Mutter: Res Fischer
- Polizeiagent: Willy Ferenz
- Vera Boronel: Hilde Konetzni
- Zauberer: László Szemere

Director: Rudolph Cartier
Set Design: Robert Posik

Bonus: Interview with Gian Carlo Menotti

Sound Format: PCM Mono
Picture Format: 4:3
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Subtitle Languages: DE, IT, GB, FR, ES, JP
Running Time: 99 mins (Opera), 4 mins (Bonus)
FSK: 0
Region Code: 0
Worldwide available