The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet (2008) featured a cast of 35 tracked actors. Of these, 15 (83%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Felicity Palmer, age 82. This film starred Bryn Terfel and Cecilia Bartoli.
83% still with us· verified cast43% of full cast · incl. 17 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 83% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 55 yrs
Deaths by Year
2017
2021
Cast35 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bryn Terfel Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart | Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart | Living | 09/11/1965 | 60 | — | 43 |
 Cecilia Bartoli Papagena, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart | Papagena, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart | Living | 04/06/1966 | 60 | — | 42 |
 Anne Sofie von Otter Carmen, Bizet | Carmen, Bizet | Living | 09/05/1955 | 71 | — | 53 |
 José Cura Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 05/12/1962 | 63 | — | 46 |
 Simon Keenlyside Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 03/08/1959 | 67 | — | 49 |
Agnès Letestu Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 01/02/1971 | 55 | — | 37 |
 Dmitri Hvorostovsky Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 16/10/1962 | 55 | 22/11/2017 | 46 |
 Yvonne Naef Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Verónica Villarroel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 02/10/1965 | 60 | — | 43 |
José Martinez Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Will Hartmann Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dorothea Röschmann Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 17/06/1967 | 59 | — | 41 |
 Diana Damrau Night Queen, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart | Night Queen, Die Zauberflöte, Mozart | Living | 31/05/1971 | 55 | — | 37 |
 Franz-Josef Selig Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 11/07/1962 | 64 | — | 46 |
 Inva Mula Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 27/06/1963 | 63 | — | 45 |
 Aquiles Machado Rodolfo, La bohème, Puccini | Rodolfo, La bohème, Puccini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marcus Haddock Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alessandro Corbelli Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/09/1952 | 74 | — | 56 |
 Felicity Palmer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 06/04/1944 | 82 | — | 64 |
 Pamela Armstrong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Thomas Allen Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Anders J. Dahlin Zoroastre, Zoroastre, Rameau | Zoroastre, Zoroastre, Rameau | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sine Bundgaard Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 15/01/1970 | 56 | — | 38 |
 Raquela Sheeran Clorinda, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Clorinda, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lucia Cirillo Thisbe, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Thisbe, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hasmik Papian Norma, Norma, Bellini | Norma, Norma, Bellini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hugh Smith Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Myung-Whun Chung Orchestra conductor | Orchestra conductor | Living | 22/01/1953 | 73 | — | 55 |
 Simone Alberghini Dandini, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Dandini, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Luciano di Pasquale Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Deceased | — | — | 20/03/2021 | — |
 Maxim Mironov Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nathan Berg Alidoro, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Alidoro, La Cenerentola, Rossini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Vladimir Jurowski Orchestra conductor | Orchestra conductor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ruxandra Donose Angelina (Cendrillon), La Cenerentola, Rossini | Angelina (Cendrillon), La Cenerentola, Rossini | Unverified | — | — | — | — |