Samuel Ramey Movies
- 1984
Amadeus
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Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young...
- 1990
Semiramide
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In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus. Her son, Ninius, disappears, believed...
- 1996
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla
Les contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro alla Scalla01996HD
Jacques Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman) shown in the Teatro alla Scalla
- 1984
Il viaggio a Reims
Il viaggio a Reims01984HD
The historic 1984 revival performance of Il viaggio a Reims was the first time in over 150 years the opera was performed. Set in a luxurious hotel in...
- 1989
Mefistofele
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1989 recording of the San Francisco Opera production of Mefistofele: Boito's retelling of Goethe's Faust
- 1996
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary01996HD
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I...
- 1987
Verdi Macbeth Chailly
Verdi Macbeth Chailly01987HD
Claude D'Anna's film of Verdi's Macbeth is a gloomy affair, stressing the descent into madness of the principal villains. It's acted by the singers...
- 1993
On the Town
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A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in London in 1993, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and...
- 2007
Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon
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Natalie Dessay and Rolando Villazón bring Jules Massenet's classic opera to the stage in this dazzling production. In 18th-century France,...
- 2009
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...
- 1993
I Lombardi - The Met
I Lombardi - The Met01993HD
James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the...
- 1987
Macbeth
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This production of Giuseppi Verdi's opera based on Macbeth, the famed play by William Shakespeare, is a musical succès d'estime but falls...
- 1989
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)01989HD
Bela Bartok's and Arnold Schoenberg's haunting excursions into the nightmare of the unconscious.
- 1995
Faust
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1995 recorded performance of Charles Gounod's Faust at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, with conductor John Nelson.
- 1991
Attila
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Live from La Scala 1991
- 2015
Turandot - Wichita Grand Opera
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Wichita Grand Opera opens a new production of Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot on Friday, August 28, 2015, at 7pm in WGO’s home theater of...
- 2000
Don Quichotte
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Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn. It was first performed on 19 February...
- 1992
Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress
Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress01992HD
The Rake's Progress is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and...
- 1976
New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville
New York City Opera: The Barber of Seville01976HD
Performed at the Lincoln Center. Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. The staging and costuming explicitly telegraphed the characters. For example, Rosina...