The documentary “A Theater for a Symphony” has successfully emerged from the first round of judging and secured a nomination at this year’s prestigious Golden Prague International Television Festival.

VIENNA/PRAGUE – The festival annually honors outstanding films focusing on music, dance, and theater. This year, “A Theater for a Symphony” has been nominated. The selection was made by an international jury, narrowing the field to 33 finalists.

“A Theater for a Symphony” takes viewers back over 200 years to Vienna’s historical “Kärntnertortheater”, where Beethoven’s 9^th Symphony premiered. Through stunning 3D technology, the documentary brings the theater, that was demolished in 1870, back to life and explores the captivating creation of Beethoven’s masterpiece. The film takes on the chaotic premiere, interviews musicologists and offers insights from Beethoven’s so-called “Conversation Books”, containing detailed records. The film concludes with the Orchester Wiener Akademie’s rendition of the 9^th Symphony’s “Ode to Joy” on a digitally recreated Kärntnertortheater stage.

The documentary “A Theater for a Symphony” is a co-production by ORF and WDR, directed by Barbara Weissenbeck and distributed worldwide by ORF-Enterprise.

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