Opera Movies

  • 1970
    Sevil

    Sevil

    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...

    Sevil
  • 2006
    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

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    Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high...

    The Magic Flute
  • 2005
    Werther

    Werther

    Werther

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    Alain Guingal conducts the Orchestre du Teatro Regio di Torino in this production of Massenet's opera based on the novel 'The Sorrows of Young...

    Werther
  • 2021
    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

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    David McVicar's production of Verdi's 1847 opera Macbeth.

    Verdi: Macbeth
  • 2021
    The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)

    The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)

    The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)

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    Opera in three acts, a prologue and an epilogue, by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), with a libretto in French by Jules Barbier (1825-1901), based on a...

    The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)
  • 2017
    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

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    Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put on the strategy...

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
  • 1928
    A Woman's Way

    A Woman's Way

    A Woman's Way

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    Set in Paris, the story concentrates on the romantic triangle involving cabaret singer Liane, bon vivant Tony and petty crook Jean.

    A Woman's Way
  • 2022
    The Metropolitan Opera: Medea

    The Metropolitan Opera: Medea

    The Metropolitan Opera: Medea

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    Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Medea
  • 1938
    The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

    The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

    The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

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    The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto,...

    The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
  • 2022
    The Human Voice

    The Human Voice

    The Human Voice

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    The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House presents a new production of Poulenc's short opera La Voix Humaine, featuring soprano Danielle de Niese and...

    The Human Voice
  • 1981
    Borodin: Prince igor

    Borodin: Prince igor

    Borodin: Prince igor

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    This 1981 Bolshoi production performed in the concert hall of The Kremlin is by far the best available, despite the more ‘historical’...

    Borodin: Prince igor
  • 2009
    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

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    This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
  • 2000
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

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    The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours...

    Falstaff
  • 1985
    Lékař a lékárník

    Lékař a lékárník

    Lékař a lékárník

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    Lékař a lékárník
  • 2018
    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

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    The Royal Ballet performs Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, choreographed by Liam Scarlett and starring Marianela Nunez as Odette/Odile and Vadim...

    Swan Lake
  • 2016
    Parsifal

    Parsifal

    Parsifal

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    Wagner’s mystic masterpiece Parsifal at the Staatsoper Berlin, staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Wagner’s...

    Parsifal
  • 1986
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

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    This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations and at the precise times of day as Puccini had...

    Tosca
  • 1934
    Famous Scenes from Pagliacci

    Famous Scenes from Pagliacci

    Famous Scenes from Pagliacci

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    Scenes from Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera with Canio, the clown, introducing actors who are seen in pantomime while the operatic voices are heard...

    Famous Scenes from Pagliacci
  • 2015
    Show Boat

    Show Boat

    Show Boat

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    Hammerstein and Kern’s Show Boat is a true classic of American musical theater - a tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s...

    Show Boat
  • 1985
    Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

    Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera

    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...

    Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera