Opera Movies

  • 1955
    Rigoletto

    Rigoletto

    Rigoletto

    51955HD

    A musical drama based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto.

    Rigoletto
  • 2014
    Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain

    Brokeback Mountain

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    A tragic and secretive romance ensues over many years after two men meet while herding sheep on Brokeback Mountain in this opera based on Annie...

    Brokeback Mountain
  • 2014
    I Capuleti e i Montecchi

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi

    102014HD

    Bellini's radiant retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a beacon in the bel canto tradition. San Francisco Opera's co-production features...

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi
  • 1967
    Diptych

    Diptych

    Diptych

    61967HD

    A short film by Walerian Borowczyk in two parts. The first 'panel' follows the morning routine of Leon Boyer who, despite being almost 100 years old,...

    Diptych
  • 1960
    The Phantom of the Operetta

    The Phantom of the Operetta

    The Phantom of the Operetta

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    Aldo and his girlfriend Lucy reopen an abandoned opera house, but find out that the place is inhabited by a group of Phantoms wearing the Claude...

    The Phantom of the Operetta
  • 2015
    Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

    Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

    Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

    02015HD

    The story of Romeo and Juliet, who pay for their passion with their lives, has been interpreted in the widest variety of literary and musical genres...

    Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
  • 2023
    Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion

    Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion

    Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion

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    Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion
  • 1981
    Andrea Chenier

    Andrea Chenier

    Andrea Chenier

    71981HD

    Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH...

    Andrea Chenier
  • 2013
    Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story

    Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story

    Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story

    82013HD

    Main hero is a singing boat refugee – orange boy Maroc. He dreams about freedom. Lemon girl Lisa collects singing seashells and dreams about...

    Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story
  • 2009
    Largo al factotum

    Largo al factotum

    Largo al factotum

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    A silent black-and-white comedy inspired by the fizzing rollercoaster of Largo al factotum - the familiar aria from Rossini's The Barber of Seville -...

    Largo al factotum
  • 2013
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    02013HD

    At the English National Opera, Deborah Warner has been directing Benjamin Britten's final opera, Death in Venice, conducted by Edward Gardner.

    Death in Venice
  • 2010
    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    02010HD

    Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...

    Wagner: Das Rheingold
  • 1935
    Do Not Forget About Me

    Do Not Forget About Me

    Do Not Forget About Me

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    This rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way...

    Do Not Forget About Me
  • 2005
    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    02005HD

    This is an effective staging, though the set looks medieval and the costumes are modern. It’s well paced, well played, well sung. Jonas...

    La Clemenza di Tito
  • 2022
    The Human Voice

    The Human Voice

    The Human Voice

    02022HD

    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...

    The Human Voice
  • 1975
    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    01975HD

    This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli...

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 2012
    Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande

    Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande

    Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande

    82012HD

    Drama lyrique in five acts, after the play by Maruice Maeterlink

    Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande
  • 1956
    On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

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    An American tourist on a day trip to Sussex from London inadvertently finds himself at Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex where he learns to...

    On Such a Night
  • 2015
    La Scala Theatre: the Temple of Wonders

    La Scala Theatre: the Temple of Wonders

    La Scala Theatre: the Temple of Wonders

    72015HD

    Go inside the building that has been the source of some of the greatest moments in music, ballet and opera.

    La Scala Theatre: the Temple of Wonders
  • 1979
    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    01979HD

    This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met...

    Don Pasquale