Film

Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me

2008 · 1h 29m · Documentary

Waltraud Meier is “La Wagnerissima”, the queen of Wagner’s repertoire. In her very personal account “I follow a voice within me”, we enter her world and learn about her motivations, aspirations, and her joyful way of pursuing them. In addition to personal insights, this truly ingenious portrait presents Waltraud Meier on stage and in rehearsal in her most celebrated Wagner roles and as an interpreter of Mahler’s Lieder. It becomes clear how she coined today’s musical world when other great musicians such as Daniel Barenboim or Plácido Domingo speak about her and her work. This beautiful portrait of one of the greatest interpreters of our time is rounded off with a powerful recording of Mahler’s “Lied von der Erde”.

Waltraud Meier

Self

Siegfried Jerusalem

Self

Daniel Barenboim

Self

Plácido Domingo

Self

Hans Sotin

Self

Angela Zabrsa

Self

Jürgen Flimm

Self

Ioan Holender

Self

Stephan Suschke

Self

• Annette SchreierDirector

Release date

December 1, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Documentary