A meditation on love, life, death and the human voice.
German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. There was no pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director.
Werner Schroeter
Director

Isabelle Huppert
Self - Interviewer

Carole Bouquet
Self - Interviewer
Anita Cerquetti
Self - Soprano
Martha Mödl
Self - Dramatic Soprano
Rita Gorr
Self - Mezzo-Soprano
Kristine Ciesinski
Self - Soprano
Katherine Ciesinski
Self - Mezzo-Soprano

Laurence Dale
Self - Tenor
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