Vanessa - Samuel Barber (2023): cast, story & where to watch
2023 · Film
Released in 2023, Vanessa - Samuel Barber is a music film, running about 126 minutes.
What it’s about. This work won Samuel Barber his first Pulitzer Prize for music: the Glyndebourne Festival presents Vanessa, a masterpiece premiered in 1958 based on a libretto by the composer's close friend, Bian Carlo Menotti. Set to one of the most beautiful scores of the 20th Century, Vanessa tells the haunting story of a woman who, once abandoned by her lover Anatol, retreats from the world to await his return, living in isolation with her mother and niece. Two decades later, a man arrives who shatters the delicate balance of their home… Olivier Award-winning stage director Keith Warner is joined by a brilliant cast and the London Philharmonic under Kevin Lin for this musical and dramatic masterpiece of Hitchcockian psychological twists!
Who’s in it. Vanessa - Samuel Barber stars Emma bell as Vanessa, Virgine Verrez as Erika, Edgaras Montvidas as Anatol and Rosalind Plowright as The Old baroness, among others.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vanessa - Samuel Barber page.
If you liked it. Fans of Vanessa - Samuel Barber tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.
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- Where can I watch Vanessa - Samuel Barber (2023)?
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- Who stars in Vanessa - Samuel Barber?
- Vanessa - Samuel Barber stars Emma bell, Virgine Verrez, Edgaras Montvidas, Rosalind Plowright and Donnie Ray Albert.
- When was Vanessa - Samuel Barber released?
- Vanessa - Samuel Barber was released in 2023, with a runtime of about 126 minutes.