Dance on the Volcano

Dance on the Volcano — Plot

Aristocrats playing at the simple life are surprised by a revolution. Now, under emergency conditions, love relations develop with great power. Masaniello Furioso, a legendary folk hero like Wilhelm Tell, Robin Hood or Rienzi, is the leader of the uprising of fishermen of 1647 in Naples. A captivating baroque opera by Reinhard Keiser (1706) tells its story.

• Release date
• December 9, 2001
• Runtime
• 10 min
• Director
• Alexander Kluge