Opera Movies
- 2010
Mireille
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In 2009, Frédéric Mistral’s tale of love and loss in Provence came to the Opéra de Paris with a new production of...
- 2011
The Rake's Progress
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The devil is hard at work in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress! The three-act opera was premiered at Venice’s La Fenice in 1951 and...
- 1998
L'Orfeo, Favola in musica
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First seen at La Monnaie in Brussels on 13 May 1998, this production of Monteverdi’s L’ORFEO seen through the eyes of Trisha Brown and...
- 1986
Don Carlo
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A live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera.
- 2010
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
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A one-off production of Boris Godunov was staged by Andrei Konchalovsky at the Teatro Regio in Torino in 2010, with Orlin Anastassov in the leading...
- 1981
La Traviata - The Met
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James Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings fresh insights to this beloved score. Ileana...
- 1996
La Forza del Destino - The Met
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With James Levine at the helm, Verdi’s multi-faceted masterpiece is revealed as a drama of almost Shakespearean proportions. Superstar...
- 1995
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
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This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...
- 2011
Alcina
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The setting of the opera is the enchantress Alcina's island: here by her magic powers she has created a magnificent palace in a beautiful landscape,...
- 2010
Verdi: Aida (Bregenz Festival)
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A spectacular production of Aida filmed at Bregenz Festival's lakeside stage in 2009, with Carlo Rizzi conducting the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra and...
- 1920
Once to Every Woman
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Aurora Meredith is the daughter of the village blacksmith. Because she has a promising voice, her family does everything they can to develop her...
- 1970
Sevil
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The film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera of the same name by Fikret Amirov. Sevil became...
- 2007
Arabella
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Arabella, Op. 79, is a lyric comedy or opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last...
- 2008
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
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Glyndebourne's celebrated production of Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Tristan und Isolde is a supremely intelligent achievement; gravely beautiful, haunting...
- 2008
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
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Johannes Felsenstein’s production of HANSEL AND GRETEL presents it with every sinister element removed. The children remain in a home setting...
- 1966
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
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BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
- 2000
Tannhäuser
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A romantic opera in three acts with music and libretto by Richard Wagner, performed by the Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo. The original title,...
- 1955
The Great Waltz
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Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart his father's efforts to prevent his success when...
- 2010
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
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Pietro Mascagni's opera recorded in 2009. Conductor Stefano Ranzani leads the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House, with performances by...
- 1966
Billy Budd
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A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?