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Giuditta
Time stands still whenever Giuditta starts to sing. Regarded as a bird of paradise, many a man has tried to enclose her in a golden cage and trap her in chains of diamonds disguised as necklaces. To no avail: the beautiful Giuditta is as protective of her freedom as her secrets. No one truly knows from whence she came, not the bird-catcher who one day found her on the shore and married her no questions asked, or the handsome Captain Octavio with whom she ran away to North Africa…
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Time stands still whenever Giuditta starts to sing. Regarded as a bird of paradise, many a man has tried to enclose her in a golden cage and trap her in chains of diamonds disguised as necklaces. To no avail: the beautiful Giuditta is as protective of her freedom as her secrets. No one truly knows from whence she came, not the bird-catcher who one day found her on the shore and married her no questions asked, or the handsome Captain Octavio with whom she ran away to North Africa…
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Genre:Music
Written By:Paul Knepler, Fritz Löhner-Beda
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Runtime:164 minutes
Studio:OperaVision, Opéra national du Rhin
Cast
Pierre-André Weitz
Director
Melody Louledjian
Giuditta
Sandrine Buendia
Anita
Thomas Bettinger
Octavio
Nicolas Rivenq
Manuel / Sir Barrymore / His Highness
Sahy Ratia
Séraphin
Christophe Gay
Marcelin / the Attaché / Ibrahim / a street singer
Jacques Verzier
Jean Cévenol
Rodolphe Briand
The hotel keeper / the head waiter
Sissi Duparc
Lollita / the doorman of the Alcazar
Pierre Lebon
The restaurant waiter / a street singer / a non-commissioned officer / a fisherman
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