Requiring 38 soloists, chorus, and large orchestra, Hans Pfitzner's "Palestrina" is a challenging opera to stage. In Munich, the city in which it was premiered in 1917, director Christian Stückle, conductor Simone Young, and the Bavarian State Opera met those challenges with stunning success.

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Cast

Michael Volle

Giovanni Morone

John Daszak

Bernardo Novagierio

Christiane Karg

Ighino

Wolfgang Koch

Graf Luna