Messiah (1999 film)
Appearance
Messiah | |
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Directed by | William Klein |
Produced by | Michel Rotman |
Music by | George Frideric Handel |
Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | France |
Messiah (1999) — in French and English, Le Messie — is a film performance of George Frideric Handel's celebrated oratorio Messiah (1741) with accompanying photographs and filmed images (shot in France, the United States and Russia) assembled by American-born French photographer William Klein (born 1928). The music was directed by Marc Minkowski conducting the Musiciens du Louvre/Grenoble Orchestra and Chorus. Producer was Michel Rotman. The film was a co-production of Kuiv Productions/France 2-Cinema, Canal+ and La Sofica Gimages 2.
Soloists
- Alto … Charlotte Hellekant
- Soprano … Lynne Dawson
- Soprano … Nicole Heaston
- Mezzo-soprano … Magdalena Kožená
- Counter-tenor … Brian Asawa
- Tenor … John Mark Ainsley
- Baritone … Russel Smythe
- Bass … Brian Bannantyne-Scott