Opera Movies

  • 1966
    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

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    BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.

    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
  • 1995
    Madame Butterfly

    Madame Butterfly

    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...

    Madame Butterfly
  • 2012
    Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos

    Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos

    Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos

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    Flemings voice might have been made for Ariadne and she achieved a great personal triumph in this production: The chief glory of the evening was...

    Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos
  • 1962
    Verdi Otello

    Verdi Otello

    Verdi Otello

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    Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final...

    Verdi Otello
  • 1955
    Kui saabub õhtu

    Kui saabub õhtu

    Kui saabub õhtu

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    Kui saabub õhtu
  • 1993
    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

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    The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which...

    Porgy and Bess
  • 2015
    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

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    Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher’s bold new production probes the psychological underpinnings of Verdi’s dynamic setting of...

    Verdi: Otello
  • 1940
    All Girl Revue

    All Girl Revue

    All Girl Revue

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    Women are put in charge of the city government for a day, and the mayor must go to the train station to greet an opera singer.

    All Girl Revue
  • 2018
    Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri

    Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri

    Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri

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    Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
  • 2007
    Callas Assoluta

    Callas Assoluta

    Callas Assoluta

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    This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in...

    Callas Assoluta
  • 1964
    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

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    At the beginning of 1964, the music world experiences something completely unexpected. Maria Callas returns to the opera stage as the prima donna....

    Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
  • 2007
    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

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    The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically...

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
  • 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
  • 2018
    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

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    Motivated by the love that bound him to Mathilda Wesendonck, Richard Wagner’s composition of Tristan und Isolde goes far beyond any simple...

    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
  • 1949
    Long-Haired Hare

    Long-Haired Hare

    Long-Haired Hare

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    Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.

    Long-Haired Hare
  • 1980
    Lucia di Lammermoor

    Lucia di Lammermoor

    Lucia di Lammermoor

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    Lovers Edgar and Lucia dream of happiness, but Lucia's brother Henry is preparing her marriage to another man. He forces his sister to sign a...

    Lucia di Lammermoor
  • 2007
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

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    Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and Carmen in this darkly passionate reading...

    Carmen
  • 2009
    Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

    Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

    Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

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    Le Nozze di Figaro New Production Teatro Real in co-production with Bilbao’s ABAO and Las Palmas Teatro Pérez Galdós. From the...

    Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
  • 1940
    Operette

    Operette

    Operette

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    A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a...

    Operette
  • 1934
    Evensong

    Evensong

    Evensong

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    Loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba...

    Evensong