Movies:

  • 2001
    Tosca

    Tosca (2001)

    Tosca

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    Benoit Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role, with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under Antonio Pappano....

    Tosca
  • 1981
    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann (1981)

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

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    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 high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was thwar...

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann
  • 1975
    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera (1975)

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

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    This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia), Piero Cappucili (Renato), Patricia Payne (? - the booklet or DVD fails to credit the singer) (Ulr...

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 1983
    Puccini's La Fanciulla del West

    Puccini's La Fanciulla del West (1983)

    Puccini's La Fanciulla del West

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    La Fanciulla del West, Puccini's penultimate opera is based on a play by David Belasco set at the height of the notorious California gold rush. The composer took three years to complete the work, which, for him, marked a new stylish departure. With m...

    Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
  • 1982
    La Bohème

    La Bohème (1982)

    La Bohème

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    1982 revival of 1974 John Copley production....

    La Bohème
  • 2000
    Falstaff

    Falstaff (2000)

    Falstaff

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    The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected...

    Falstaff
  • 1993
    Verdi Stiffelio

    Verdi Stiffelio (1993)

    Verdi Stiffelio

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    Stiffelio is considered "early Verdi" to musiclogists who classify things, but, in reality, it is a final transition between the maestro's earlier (but most enjoyable) works, and the mature craftsmanship of Rigoletto. Preceded by Luisa Miller (q.v.),...

    Verdi Stiffelio
  • 1984
    Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626

    Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626 (1984)

    Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626

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    Live performance of Mozart's immortal Requiem in D minor from the Herkulessaal in Munich, 1984. Soprano Edith Mathis, alto Trudeliese Schmidt, tenor Peter Schreier, and bass Gwynne Howell, with the The Bavarian Radio Symphony and Orchestra, are condu...

    Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626
  • 1996
    Ariodante

    Ariodante (1996)

    Ariodante

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    The English National Opera first mounted David Alden's production of Ariodante, one of Handel's greatest masterpieces, in 1993. It met with unanimous critical and popular acclaim, and this 1996 revival features many of the leading singers from the or...

    Ariodante
  • 2013
    Britten: Curlew River

    Britten: Curlew River (2013)

    Britten: Curlew River

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    Netia Jones stages a unique, beautiful performance of Curlew River at St Giles, Cripplegate, with musical director William Lacey....

    Britten: Curlew River