ORF's “A Theater for a Symphony” nominated for Golden Prague Award

The documentary “A Theater for a Symphony” coproduced by ORF and WDR, and directed by Barbara Weissenbeck, has been nominated for Golden Prague Award at the Golden Prague International Television Festival.

“A Theater for a Symphony”, distributed worldwide by ORF-Enterprise, takes viewers back over 200 years to Vienna’s historical “Kärntnertortheater”, where Beethoven’s 9th 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 9th Symphony’s “Ode to Joy” on a digitally recreated Kärntnertortheater stage.