Opera Movies
- 1970
Beethoven: Fidelio
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Beethoven's opera Fidelio, conducted by Karl Böhm, featuring Gwyneth Jones as Leonore and James King as Florestan
- 2009
Die Tote Stadt
Die Tote Stadt02009HD
"Die tote Stadt" is a psychologically layered drama with Hitchcock-like features, about Paul who, after the loss of his beloved Marie, slowly but...
- 2009
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk02009HD
At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected and unhappy in her marriage, commits the...
- 2018
Parsifal
Parsifal02018HD
Production from Antwerp. The knight Titurel has built a fortress for two sacred objects he has miraculously obtained: thechalice from the Last...
- 2002
Maria Stuarda
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Maria Stuarda is a searingly dramatic setting of Friedrich Schiller’s play about Mary, Queen of Scots, and her political and personal rivalry...
- 1952
N. S. Dombrovskij
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- 2005
Vincenzo Bellini - Norma (De Nederlandse Opera)
Vincenzo Bellini - Norma (De Nederlandse Opera)02005HD
In Guy Joosten's ingenious production of Bellini's masterpiece, Norma is about more than just beautiful singing. It becomes a layered, timeless drama...
- 2018
Handel: Xerxes (Serse)
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Xerxes is one of Handel’s latest and most frequently performed operas, famous for its marvelous opening aria ‘Ombra mai fu’. At the...
- 2009
Janacek: Jenufa
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"Yenufa" is an outstanding phenomenon in the music of the 20th century. Drawing on Moravian folklore, Janáček faithfully and deeply...
- 2020
Les Fantômes de Versailles
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- 2016
Alban Berg - Wozzeck
Alban Berg - Wozzeck02016HD
The soldier Wozzeck (Christian Gerhaher) flits through a world that he is unable to decipher. The doctor torments him with absurd medical...
- 2004
Madama Butterfly
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Japan, early twentieth century. U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker. The broker, Goro, has...
- 2006
In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met
In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met02006HD
Late Academy Award–winning director Anthony Minghella made his Met debut on Opening Night of the 2006–07 season, with a now-classic...
- 2017
Aida
Aida02017HD
With war and acts of violence in the background, Aida tells the story of a fascinating and tense love triangle between the Egyptian princess,...
- 2006
Mitridate Re Di Ponto
Mitridate Re Di Ponto02006HD
The definitive version of this rare opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The costume and set design is truly visionary and other worldly and gives a...
- 1988
Lehár: The Merry Widow
Lehár: The Merry Widow01988HD
Turn of the century Paris provides the glittering setting for this light hearted tale of political and amorous intrigue amidst the gaiety of Parisian...
- 2002
Tamerlano
Tamerlano02002HD
Handel's 1724 opera Tamerlano followed the success of his previous year's Giulio Cesare with another colourful historical costume drama. This time...
- 2009
Amor, vida de mi vida: Zarzuelas
Amor, vida de mi vida: Zarzuelas02009HD
The many passionate, fiery or lyrical vocal pieces of Spanish zarzuela have continued to thrive in concert and recitals all over the world. One of...
- 1984
Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier01984HD
A production of Strauss' opera 'Der Rosenkavalier' performed at the Saltzburg Festival in 1984. Includes the Vienna State Opera Choir, the...
- 2013
Britten: Gloriana
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Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...