Letter to Peter

Overview

Jean-Pierre Gorin filmed the rehearsals and premiere of Saint Francis, Olivier Messiaen's monumental opera directed for the Salzburg Music Festival by the American wunderkind Peter Sellars. The result was a first-person documentary in the form of a letter.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1992

Original language

English

Production

ORF,La Sept,LOFT Music

Cast

Peter Sellars,Tom Krause,Esa-Pekka Salonen,Ronald Hamilton,John Aler,José van Dam,Dawn Upshaw,Urban Malmberg

Director

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Writer

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Producer

Rainer Mockert,Manfred Frei

Cinematography

Wolfgang Koch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0415936