The World of Nicolai Gedda

The story

The world of an operatic singer is documented in a film portrait of world-renowned Swedish-born tenor Nicolai Gedda. One of the greatest singers of his day, Gedda has recorded more than 80 record albums of opera, operetta, oratorios, and recitals. The documentary follows Gedda in rehearsals and performances in New York, San Francisco, and in European cities, as he tells about his life as an opera singer, relating the personal satisfactions and frustrations of being an opera star and traveling around the world.