Verdi, Il Trovatore

He was trained to be a stage designer in the Münchner Kammerspiele. He became famous for his video clips for Rammstein and Madonna. His directing of the films 'North Face' and 'Young Goethe in Love' took him to Hollywood level. As an opera director, Philipp Stölzl, now tackled his first Verdi: 'Il trovatore' with a cast of high-class singer including Anna Netrebko als Leonora and Plácido Domingo as Count Luna - both of them making their debut in these roles. Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin.