An impresario's sister touring Europe discovers the talent of a popular Viennese singer and persuades him to sign an operatic contract in England, reluctant as he is to leave his homeland. Beautifully sung music in a well done British production, one of the few starring Austrian tenor Richard Tauber.
Is this for you? If you are the type of person who leaves the opera house wishing they had skipped the plot and just got to the arias, you’ll probably enjoy Heart's Desire. It’s an easy, breezy watch for anyone who likes 1930s British production values and, well, Richard Tauber’s lungs. If you’re looking for a tight sc...
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"Is this for you? If you are the type of person who leaves the opera house wishing they had skipped the plot and just got to the arias, you’ll probably enjoy Heart's Desire. It’s an easy, breezy watch for anyone who likes 1930s British production values and, well, Richard Tauber’s lungs. If you’re looking for a tight script or anything resembling actual tension, you’re going to be bored to tears by the second act. Honestly, the whole thing is just a vessel for Tauber. He walks around Vienna look..."
Lioni Pickard, Roger Burford, Bruno Frank, Jack Davies, Clifford Grey, L. du Garde Peach
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