Zdenka Rubinstein [SEP] voice type
Zdenka Rubinstein
Zdenka Rubinstein (born Büchler; 19 November 1911 – 31 July 1961) was a Croatian Jewish operatic soprano.
Early life, family and death.
Rubinstein was born in Zagreb on 19 November 1911. In 1933 she married Bartold Rubinstein at the Osijek Synagogue. Her husband's Orthodox Jewish family believed it unacceptable that their daughter-in-law performed in theatres. In 1934 her daughter Mira Rubinstein was born. In an attempt to save and protect his family from antisemitism and persecution, Bartold Rubinstein converted
- Phil McCall - Patter Nostler
- Bill McCue - Karl Maraycher
- Jack McKenzie - Joseph Mohr
- John Moore - King's Choirmaster
- Lynn Redgrave - Narrator
- Mary Riggans - Felix Gruber (voice)
- Zdenka Sajfertová - Mrs. Gruber
Production.
The film was produced by Edinburgh Film and Video productions for Channel 4 in association with PBS and Czechoslovak Television. It was filmed in Austria and Slovakia.
Release.
The film premiered on 25 December 1988 in the United Kingdom and