Opera Movies
- 2008
Puccini: La Bohème
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Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic...
- 2005
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
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U-CARMEN is a feature film based on Georges Bizet's 19th-century opera that was filmed on location in a modern South African township setting. The...
- 2022
Fuoco Sacro - A Search for the Sacred Fire of Song
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Opera confronts us with extremes of emotion, sometimes delivering unforgettable, life-changing experiences. Fuoro sacro (‘Sacred Fire’)...
- 2009
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
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In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...
- 2006
The Weddings of Figaro
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Recording of the Italian opera "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Weddings of Figaro") with José Fardilha as Figaro, Rossana Potenza as Sussana and...
- 1976
Prodaná nevěsta
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Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter...
- 2019
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 2017)
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This is Laurent Pelly’s Théâtre des Champs-Élysées staging of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, with a cast...
- 2013
Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story
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Love blossoms between Maroc, a singing boat refugee, and Lisa, a collector of singing seashells who dreams about love.
- 1989
Il Mefistofele
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Arrigo Boito's Il Mefestefele was first performed in 1868 and his most known work. In Ken Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese...
- 2007
The First Emperor
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The incomparable Plácido Domingo began a new chapter in his legendary Met career when he created the role of Emperor Qin in the world premiere...
- 1989
Elektra
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Recorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra is one of the glories of...
- 1985
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
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The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents...
- 2025
Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau
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A return to its roots for Castor et Pollux, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s lyric tragedy first performed in 1737 at the Académie royale and...
- 1975
The Marriage of Figaro
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Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is a comedy whose dark undertones explore the blurred boundaries between dying feudalism and emerging Enlightenment. ...
- 2000
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House)
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A production of Mozart's opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House in 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Saccà,...
- 2007
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin02007HD
The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically...
- 1984
Die Fledermaus
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Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and...
- 2001
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg102001HD
James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...
- 2025
Song of the Hands
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This film takes you through the inspiring journey of Venezuela's Coro de Manos Blancas (White Hands Choir) while exploring their daily struggles and...
- 1995
Madame Butterfly
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Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha, seeks to fulfill her dreams through marriage to an American naval officer. Her faith in their future is...