Brian Large Movies
- 1990
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera01990HD
Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène...
- 1990
Lohengrin
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Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner.
- 1991
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert01991HD
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz...
- 2013
Capriccio
Capriccio02013HD
Richard Strauss' last stage work is an opera about opera as an art form, depicting the creation of a music drama in a wise and witty way. Which came...
- 1984
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts01984HD
The American Ballet Theatre, performing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, June 1983, led by Mikhail Baryshnikov, present Cervantes'...
- 2008
Manon Lescaut – The Met
Manon Lescaut – The Met02008HD
One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman...
- 1998
Samson et Dalila
Samson et Dalila01998HD
Elijah Moshinsky's production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera 28 September 1998. Plácido...
- 1981
Rigoletto
Rigoletto01981HD
The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor....
- 2006
The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro6.32006HD
This release contains the celebrated 2006 production of Mozart's Nozze di Figaro that was directed for the stage by Claus Guth at that year's...
- 1981
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Les Contes d'Hoffmann6.61981HD
Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the...
- 1985
Aida
Aida01985HD
This was one of the most emotional evenings in Met history—the night Leontyne Price bid farewell to opera. Aida is the role that inspired...
- 2009
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine82009HD
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...
- 1991
L'Elisir d'Amore
L'Elisir d'Amore101991HD
John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti. As the simple,...
- 2009
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni102009HD
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni is performed live at the Theater an der Wien in this 1999 production starring Carlos Alvarez in the title role...
- 1981
Nabucco
Nabucco01981HD
Set during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), King of Babylon, the opera tells the tale of Nabucco's fictitious daughters, Abigaille and Fenena,...
- 1984
Les Sylphides
Les Sylphides01984HD
Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.
- 1988
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Les Contes d'Hoffmann01988HD
Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for...
- 1971
Owen Wingrave
Owen Wingrave01971HD
A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a...
- 2007
Simon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House
Simon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House02007HD
Kiri Te Kanawa, Alexandru Agache, Michael Sylvesyer, and Roberto Scandiuzzi star in this Covent Garden production of the Verdi opera conducted by Sir...
- 1998
Bartoli in Italy
Bartoli in Italy01998HD
In the awe-inspiring Teatro Olimpico,Vicenza, Cecilia Bartoli, recognised as one of the best singers of our time, gives the most outstanding recital...