A film by Marita Stocker.

George London was one of the most impressive bass-baritones of the post-war era. He sang at the side of Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi and Nicolai Gedda, to name only a few, and captured the audience’s hearts with his distinctive voice and his charismatic stage presence. He was forced to stop his singing career far too early, due to a vocal chord disease.

The film portrays this exceptional artist in all his diversity, and shows rare archive footage of his great performances not only as an opera singer but also as an interpreter of traditional spirituals and operetta. Another important element of the film is a number of interviews - with his widow Nora London, with former colleagues, experts and current stars of the opera scene, such as Neil Shicoff, Catherine Malfitano and Deborah Polaski, who were taught by George London, supported in their career by the George London Foundation or who simply see themselves as his followers.

Bonus: More than 90 minutes of previously unreleased archive footage from opera performances and concerts featuring George London as Figaro, Don Giovanni, Boris Godunov, Wotan (in Wagner’s “Das Rheingold”) or Scarpia (duet with Maria Callas in “Tosca”), Faust and Jago (in Verdi’s “Otello”) - excerpts from musicals, spirituals and recitals with lieder by Schubert, Mussorgsky and Ibert.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Subtitle Languages: GB, DE, FR, ES, IT, JP
Running Time: 60 mins + 90 mins (bonus)
FSK: 0
Region Code: 0
Worldwide available