Karajan: Beauty As I See It (2008) featured a cast of 14 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (36%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Gundula Janowitz, age 89. This film starred Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein.
36% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 36% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 83.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast14 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Herbert von Karajan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/04/1908 | 81 | 16/07/1989 | 100 |
 Leonard Bernstein Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/08/1918 | 72 | 14/10/1990 | 90 |
 Plácido Domingo Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/01/1941 | 85 | — | 67 |
 Mirella Freni Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/02/1935 | 84 | 09/02/2020 | 73 |
 Gundula Janowitz Self | Self | Living | 02/08/1937 | 89 | — | 71 |
 Evgeny Kissin Self | Self | Living | 10/10/1971 | 54 | — | 37 |
 Christa Ludwig Self | Self | Deceased | 16/03/1928 | 93 | 24/04/2021 | 80 |
| Self | Living | 29/06/1963 | 63 | — | 45 | |
 Seiji Ozawa Self | Self | Deceased | 01/09/1935 | 88 | 06/02/2024 | 73 |
 Luciano Pavarotti Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/10/1935 | 71 | 06/09/2007 | 73 |
 Simon Rattle Self | Self | Living | 19/01/1955 | 71 | — | 53 |
| Self | Deceased | 09/12/1915 | 90 | 03/08/2006 | 93 | |
 Georg Solti Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 21/10/1912 | 84 | 05/09/1997 | 96 |
 Jon Vickers Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/10/1926 | 88 | 10/07/2015 | 82 |
