German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. There was no pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director.

• DirectorWerner Schroeter
• Release7 November 1996
• Genre
  Music / Documentary
• Duration2h 10m
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• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  5.25
  4 reviews
• Productions

  MC4, Imalyre, VTCOM France Telecom, Schlemmer Film, La Sept-Arte, France Supervison, Fondation France Telecom, Black Forest Films, WDR