Opera Movies
- 1970
Sevil
Sevil01970HD
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...
- 2006
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute8.82006HD
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...
- 2005
Werther
Werther02005HD
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...
- 2021
Verdi: Macbeth
Verdi: Macbeth02021HD
David McVicar's production of Verdi's 1847 opera Macbeth.
- 2021
The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)
The Tales of Hoffman - National Opera Company (INBAL)72021HD
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...
- 2017
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star82017HD
Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put on the strategy...
- 1928
A Woman's Way
A Woman's Way01928HD
Set in Paris, the story concentrates on the romantic triangle involving cabaret singer Liane, bon vivant Tony and petty crook Jean.
- 2022
The Metropolitan Opera: Medea
The Metropolitan Opera: Medea02022HD
Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop...
- 1938
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi101938HD
The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto,...
- 2022
The Human Voice
The Human Voice02022HD
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...
- 1981
Borodin: Prince igor
Borodin: Prince igor101981HD
This 1981 Bolshoi production performed in the concert hall of The Kremlin is by far the best available, despite the more ‘historical’...
- 2009
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine82009HD
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...
- 2000
Falstaff
Falstaff82000HD
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...
- 1985
Lékař a lékárník
Lékař a lékárník01985HD
- 2018
Swan Lake
Swan Lake8.52018HD
The Royal Ballet performs Tchaikovsky's classic ballet, choreographed by Liam Scarlett and starring Marianela Nunez as Odette/Odile and Vadim...
- 2016
Parsifal
Parsifal02016HD
Wagner’s mystic masterpiece Parsifal at the Staatsoper Berlin, staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Wagner’s...
- 1986
Tosca
Tosca01986HD
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...
- 1934
Famous Scenes from Pagliacci
Famous Scenes from Pagliacci11934HD
Scenes from Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera with Canio, the clown, introducing actors who are seen in pantomime while the operatic voices are heard...
- 2015
Show Boat
Show Boat02015HD
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...
- 1985
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera101985HD
The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents...