Christine Schäfer – My Art of Singing

In this light-hearted documentary portrait, Christine Schäfer reveals how she has come to position herself in the top ranks of today's sopranos while still maintaining her artistic freedom. With razor-sharp wit and intelligence, she describes how she keeps herself grounded in a world that craves celebrities. Among the friends and colleagues who provide insights into her artistry as well as her refreshing normality are conductors Christian Thielemann and Sylvain Cambreling, stage director Christoph Marthaler, music journalist Jürgen Kesting, singer José van Dam and others.

  • No: A05512216
  • Genre: Portrait
  • Artists: Christine Schäfer
  • Director: Felix Schmidt
  • Production year: 2008
  • Run time: 00:52:00
  • Producers: FTS Media and UNITEL in co-production with CLASSICA for ZDF in cooperation with Arte