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- StarsBeverly Sills
- DirectorMario BonnardStarsNino BesozziPaola BarbaraCamillo PilottoThe famous composer's life and his career. His love story with Isabella Colbran, the soprano who was to become his wife and the singer in all his operas up to the unfortunate day she lost her voice.
- StarsRonald PickupCarla FracciGiampiero AlbertiniGiuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.
- StarsRichard BurtonVanessa RedgraveMiguel Herz-KestranekA huge panorama of Richard Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to the final triumph at Bayreuth. Richard Wagner's radical musical and political ideas, his German nationalism, and even his anti-Semitism are set in the context of his life and times.
- StarsMaria CallasRenato CioniTito GobbiFew of Maria Callas's performances were filmed, so these two gala concerts recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1962 and 1964 are special. On 4 November 1962, it was before an excited audience that she appeared unexpectedly in a live television transmission of a concert with several other performers. She was in excellent vocal condition, which reassured her fans, who had heard rumors that she was vanishing from the stage to be with Aristotle Onassis or because her voice was failing. Callas sings "Tu che le vanita" from Verdi's Don Carlo and the flirtatious gypsy girl's role in the Habanera and the Seguedille from Bizet's Carmen. In 1963 Callas occasionally recorded for EMI in Paris, but her last triumph was her appearance in Puccini's Tosca at Covent Garden in 1964. The director was Franco Zeffirelli and singing in the role of Scarpia was baritone Tito Gobbi.
- DirectorTony PalmerStarsJohn ArdoinBikiJacques BourgeoisDocumentary about opera diva Maria Callas.
- DirectorGerald CaillatStarsMaria CallasMaria Teresa Filippi AbrianiRenzo Allegri1997 documentary with then-new interviews with people who worked with la Callas, as well as archive footage of interviews with associates. Film clips, photos and recordings illustrate her performance powers.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsFanny ArdantJeremy IronsJoan PlowrightThe last days of legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsLuciano PavarottiKathryn HarroldEddie AlbertFamous opera singer Giorgio Fini loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to female throat specialist Pamela Taylor and falls in love with her.
- 1977– 1h 54mTV EpisodeDirectorKirk BrowningStarsJoan SutherlandLuciano PavarottiLeo NucciAct 3 of Verdi's La traviata, Act 1 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 3 of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and Act 3 of Verdi's Rigoletto, performed in full costume on production sets.
- DirectorSherman F. HeinigStarsLuciano PavarottiLalo SchifrinBrief (18 min) documentary skimming Pavarotti's life and career, combined with recital footage (41 min).
- 1971– 1h 23mTV-G8.8 (19)TV Episode
- StarsLuciano PavarottiRenata ScottoKathleen BattleLuciano Pavarotti's Greatest Performances at The Metropolitan Opera
- 1971– 1h 30mTV-G6.8 (13)TV Episode
- DirectorRon HowardStarsLuciano PavarottiAndrea GriminelliNicoletta MantovaniLife, works and achievements of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti.
- 1971– TV-GTV Episode
- DirectorSusan FroemkeStarsJamie BartonKiera DuffyMichael FabianoAn engrossing behind-the-scenes quasi-documentary as 10 hopefuls vie for a spot on the Met's roster.
- DirectorTiziano ManciniStarsJuha UusitaloPeter SeiffertLance Ryan
- DirectorChristian ChaudetStarsNatalie DessayVioleta UrmanaMarie McLaughlinsurreal animation with Stravinsky's opera sung/performed.
- DirectorPhilippe BéziatStarsNatalie DessayJean-François SivadierLouis LangréeNatalie Dessay prepares to take on the role of Violetta in this documentary about the staging of Verdi's masterwork at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France.
- DirectorAllan MillerStarsZubin MehtaCarlo AllemanoLando BartoliniIn May of 1997, Zubin Mehta conducts and Zhang Yimou directs Puccini's "Turnadot" in Florence. A year later, they stage nine performances in Beijing. This documentary focuses on the China production: a huge and elaborate set, hundreds of extras, three sets of principles, props and costumes matching the Ming Dynasty. Mehta, with his Indian roots and European training, revels in bringing disparate cultures together. Zhang wants the music to come through and anticipates the demands (and habits) of the Chinese audience. Rehearsals; production work; rain; talks with singers, crew, and local officials -- can it all come together? When the chorus is in full volume, no one sleeps.
- DirectorMarco ScalfiStarsElena BorinAlessandra CanettieriAdriana Damatoin original box
- DirectorJon ElseStarsJohn AdamsPeter SellarsGerald FinleyA documentary on the making of Dr. Atomic, a modern opera about the making of the atomic bomb.
- DirectorPeter BrookStarsLaurence OlivierHugh GriffithGeorge RoseWhen the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.
- StarsMargaret PriceJessye NormanJosé Carreras1874; Verdi
1982 recording - StarsLuciano PavarottiPaul PlishkaSharon Sweet1874; Verdi
1990 recording - StarsSonia GanassiFrancesco MeliYuri Temirkanov1874; Tutto Verdi
2011 recording - DirectorMichael BeyerStarsThe Los Angeles PhilharmonicGustavo DudamelLos Angeles Master Chorale1874; Verdi
2013 recording - DirectorYuriy BogatyrenkoMax SieberStarsMontserrat CaballéJosé CarrerasMiguel ZannettiCarreras appears with his mentor and frequent co-star Caballe at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, a benefit for Armenian earthquake relief. He had returned to performing only 3 weeks before, having battled leukemia in 1987-88....
- DirectorEnrico CastiglioneStarsMontserrat CaballéMontserrat MartíEneida Garciacleo; Massenet, 1914
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJosé CarrerasPlácido DomingoLuciano Pavarotti...; 2 discs; the original 3 tenors concert
- DirectorWilliam CoselStarsJosé CarrerasPlácido DomingoLuciano PavarottiFollowup Los Angeles concert to Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (1990). Several songs are sung in English, and celebrity attendees include the (then former) 41st US President and the (then future) 38th governor of the state of California....
- DirectorMathias LedouxStarsJosé CarrerasPlácido DomingoJames LevineThird version of a mutual concert of the superstar trio....
- DirectorMark FitzGerald...
- DirectorDimitri BuchowetzkiStarsEmil JanningsWerner KraussIca von LenkeffyBased on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.O (2001) disc 2
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsRonald ColmanEdmond O'BrienSigne HassoA celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMicheál MacLiammóirRobert CooteThe Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsPatrick McGoohanKeith MichellBetsy BlairThis movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
- DirectorStuart BurgeStarsLaurence OlivierFrank FinlayRobert LangGeneral Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMicheál MacLiammóirHilton EdwardsEssay film shot for TV including Orson Welles reflections on Othello close to the Moviola, a chat with Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and fragments of a conversation with the audience in Boston after a screening of the film.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsAnthony PedleyBob HoskinsGeoffrey ChaterGeneral Othello (Sir Anthony Hopkins) becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair, even though there is no evidence.
- DirectorJanet SuzmanStarsJohn KaniRichard Haddon HainesDorothy Ann GouldThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorOliver ParkerStarsLaurence FishburneKenneth BranaghIrène JacobThe Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio, when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
- DirectorTim Blake NelsonStarsMekhi PhiferJulia StilesMartin SheenAn update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin.
- DirectorWilson MilamStarsChristopher AllanSimon AllenZawe AshtonThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorIqbal KhanRobin LoughStarsHugh QuarshieJoanna VanderhamLucian MsamatiVengeful Iago seeks to bring down the general Othello, his Lieutenant and his wife in this RSC production of Shakespeare's tragedy.
- DirectorFlavio CalzavaraStarsAldo SilvaniTito GobbiJanet VidorA musical drama based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto.
- DirectorMark CharlesStarsChristopher AinslieRichard AngasAnastasia Belina-JohnsonDocumentary on planning the production of André Tchaikowsky: The Merchant of Venice (2014).
- DirectorNorman CampbellStarsDouglas CampbellEric ChristmasIrene ByattTrial by Jury; Sullivan, 1875
- DirectorPaul StarkmanLeon MajorStarsPaul MasselKenneth BakerAvo KittaskA sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him.Pinafore; Sullivan, 1878
- DirectorNorman CampbellBrian MacdonaldStarsBrent CarverJeff HyslopCaralyn TomlinYoung Frederick leaves the zany band of pirates he was raised by to find true love and respectability, but when the Pirate King turns up to call on an old debt, Frederick must choose between the girl he loves and his sense of duty.Penzance; Sullivan, 1879
- DirectorBrian MacdonaldStarsMaureen ForresterEric DonkinMarie Baron25 years previous to the action of the movie, Iolanthe, a fairy, falls in love with the Lord Chancellor. Fairy law states that Iolanthe must die because of it but the Queen of the Faries commutes her sentence to banishment. Iolanthe gives birth to a son, Strephon, who is half a fairy and half a mortal. He falls in love with Phyllis, a ward in chancery who has attracted the affections of the House of Lords and the Lord Chancellor himself. The Lord Chancellor has forbid Strephon to marry Phyllis. However, when the Fairy Queen pardons Iolanthe and promises Strephon her protection, trouble and hilarity ensues!iolanthe; Sullivan, 1882
- DirectorVictor SchertzingerStarsKenny BakerJohn BarclayMartyn GreenThe son of the Mikado of Japan, a wandering minstrel, falls for a girl who is engaged to her guardian.mikado; Sullivan, 1885
- DirectorNorman CampbellMartyn GreenStarsMartyn GreenGroucho MarxRobert RounsevilleIn a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn't know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together.mikado; Sullivan, 1885
- DirectorNorman CampbellBrian MacdonaldStarsGidon SaksHenry IngramEric DonkinIn a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn't know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together.mikado; Sullivan, 1885
- DirectorRodney GreenbergStarsWilliam ConradClive RevillKate FlowersEscaping from a distasteful marriage, Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, arrives in the town of Titipu - disguised as a musician. He has chosen Titipu because a beautiful girl, Yum-Yum, with whom he has fallen in love, lives in the town. A desire to marry Yum-Yum, however, is not enough. Nanki-Poo has to contend with her guardian, Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, who has every intention of marrying Yum-Yum, himself. Problems are compounded when the Mikado, accompanied by Katisha, Nanki-Poo's jilted bride, also arrive in the hitherto peaceful town of Titipu.
- DirectorJohn Michael PhillipsStarsEric IdleLesley GarrettBonaventura BottoneA staging of "The Mikado" set in an English country hotel during the 1920s.mikado; Sullivan, 1885
- DirectorNorman CampbellBrian MacdonaldStarsMarie BaronJohn KeaneKaren SkidmoreMarco and Giuseppe Palmieri, the most favored of all the gondoliers, choose Gianetta and Tessa to be their brides. While celebrating their marriages, Marco and Giuseppe are informed that one of them is really the King of Barataria - but it is not known which. Gianetta and Tessa are delighted with the idea of one of them being Queen. However, all are cast into despair when it is revealed that the King was married (in babyhood) to somebody else!gondoliers; Sullivan, 1889
- DirectorTony PalmerStarsRobert StephensVirginia McKennaJudith HowarthWhen Italian composer Giacomo Puccini is accused of sleeping with his maid, the scandal threatens to destroy his life and career. This biopic intercuts with director Tony Palmer's efforts to stage Puccini's last opera.bonus on Le Villi (2004)
- StarsRobert GreenbergWolfgang Amadeus Mozart24 lectures (~45 minutes each) on some the 22 operas of Mozart, with special focus on Cosi fan tutte (7 lectures), Don Giovanni (2 lectures), The Magic Flute (8 lectures).---; 6 discs
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565855981/ - 1976– 1h 30mNot Rated6.9 (7)TV EpisodeDirectorDon MischerTwyla TharpStarsMikhail BaryshnikovMelissa AllenJulie BickertonMikhail Baryshnikov and members of the American Ballet Theatre perform three original dances choreographed by Twyla Tharp: "The Little Ballet", "Sinatra Suite" and "Push Comes To Shove". "The Little Ballet" is a sweet and charming modern take on the traditional 19th century ballet. In "Sinatra Suite", Mikhail Baryshnikov and Elaine Kudo fall in and out of love to the music of Frank Sinatra. And finally, the comical and frenetic "Push Comes to Shove" features Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elaine Kudo, Susan Jaffe and the rest of the ensemble in a modernist homage to classical ballet.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsMikhail BaryshnikovCynthia HarveyRichard SchaferThe American Ballet Theatre, performing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, June 1983, led by Mikhail Baryshnikov, present Cervantes' story about the adventures of the Knight of Rueful Countenance.
- DirectorTony CharmoliStarsMikhail BaryshnikovGelsey KirklandAlexander MinzThe television adaptation of the Baryshnikov production.
- StarsMikhail BaryshnikovLudmilla SemenyakaAnna PavlovaExcerpts from the Moscow Ballet Competition in 1969, featuring a young Mikhail Baryshnikov as a competitor.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineLuciano Pavarottiadd soundtracks
- DirectorRaffaello MatarazzoStarsPierre CressoyAnna Maria FerreroGaby AndréThe life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.