Benno Kusche

Another Opera (1979)

In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operatic world. The plot revolves around a fictional opera production that spirals into absurdity as egos clash, misunderstandings abound, and everything goes hila ...

Der Rosenkavalier (1979)

This performance of Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier (1979) features the vocal talents of Gwyneth Jones in the lead role; recorded at the National Theatre Munich. ...

Ein Walzer zu zweien (1975)

Gräfin Mariza (1974)

A countess, paying a rare visit to her estate, clashes with the man she has hired to manage it. ...

Gasparone (1972)

Wiener Blut (1972)

An operetta with music by Johann Strauss II. However, he did not see the premiere. Wiener Blut is set at the time of the Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815, an international conference that sought to settle Europe after the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars, and ...

Ein Mädchen für alles (1970)

Der Zigeunerbaron (1965)

The operetta is one of the greatest stage works by Johann Strauss. It combines the lively waltz melodies of the golden Viennese operetta era with the fiery Csárdás sounds of Hungarian folk music. In 1954, Arthur Rabenalt filmed the operetta with Paul Hö ...

Die Fledermaus (1964)

Das Kabinett des Professor Enslen (1964)

Nackt, wie Gott sie schuf (1958)

Adaptation of a novel by Johannes Mario Simmel. The story takes place in the Dolomites, where a conflict arises between the clergy of a monastery and the inhabitants of a shanty town for construction workers over the water supply. A young novice feels incr ...