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The amphitheatre at Taormina, in Sicily, is a vestige of Antiquity and the Greeks who ruled the island. Influenced by the unpredictable moods of the sea and Mount Etna, the site has an almost painful beauty. Located directly beneath the amphitheatre id s magic grotto, which the initiated call "il cuore": for an entire night every 33 years, well-known singers meet here in camera-- a tradition that is centuries old. Of different styles and cultures, these prima donnas enrich one another vocally to emerge even stronger and more captivating from this heart of light and fire.

Austria / France - 2002 - 1 h 16 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Pepe Danquart based on André Heller Camera Wolfgang Thaler Sound Harald Huber Sets Susanne Schmögner Editing Britta Nahler Music Clemens Schaller Cast Jessye Norman, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Chandra, Lina Sastri, Amy Koita, Sainkho, Noa, Amal Murkus, Haris Alexiou, Uxia, Esma, Cristina Branco

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