Opera Movies

  • 2015
    The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser

    42015HD

    Met Music Director James Levine leads this Live in HD presentation of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, starring Johan Botha in the title role of...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser
  • 1955
    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    5.81955HD

    Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian,...

    Interrupted Melody
  • 2020
    Der Rosenkavalier - Staatsoper Berlin

    Der Rosenkavalier - Staatsoper Berlin

    Der Rosenkavalier - Staatsoper Berlin

    42020HD

    Aufführung vom 09.02.2020 in derf Staatsoper Berlin. André Heller is staging "Der Rosenkavalier" (his first opera production) at the...

    Der Rosenkavalier - Staatsoper Berlin
  • 1980
    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

    71980HD

    Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi...

    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
  • 1980
    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    01980HD

    "La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial coronation ceremony while Mozart was at work on "Die...

    La Clemenza di Tito
  • 1953
    Aida

    Aida

    Aida

    5.41953HD

    This Italian film version of Verdi's opera stars Sophia Loren on the screen, with Renata Tebaldi providing the vocals.

    Aida
  • 2012
    Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

    02012HD

    In “a Wagner staging to treasure” (The Sunday Telegraph), the 2011 Glyndebourne Festival brings to life the legendary German...

    Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
  • 2017
    Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

    Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

    Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos

    02017HD

    Set in 16th-century France and Spain, Don Carlos tells of the political and amorous rivalry between King Philip II and his son, Don Carlos, over...

    Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's Don Carlos
  • 1989
    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    71989HD

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this filmed studio performance of Mozart's opera recorded in 1988.

    Così fan tutte
  • 1986
    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    01986HD

    A live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera.

    Don Carlo
  • 2005
    Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

    Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

    Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

    8.52005HD

    Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore is one of the staples of the comic opera repertory. The plot hinges on whether earnest but dim-witted Nemorino will snag...

    Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
  • 2007
    Callas Assoluta

    Callas Assoluta

    Callas Assoluta

    6.82007HD

    This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in...

    Callas Assoluta
  • 2019
    John Adams: Nixon in China

    John Adams: Nixon in China

    John Adams: Nixon in China

    102019HD

    Besides the landing on the moon by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, Richard Nixon’s meeting with China’s leader Mao Zedong in February 1972...

    John Adams: Nixon in China
  • 2019
    Traviata – You deserve a better future

    Traviata – You deserve a better future

    Traviata – You deserve a better future

    7.72019HD

    The audience is invited into Violetta’s privacy to have a close look at the fire to which she abandons herself among the guests of this musical...

    Traviata – You deserve a better future
  • 2000
    Les Troyens

    Les Troyens

    Les Troyens

    102000HD

    Alexandre Tarta's production of Berlioz's opera, recorded live at the Salzburg Festival in 2000. Sylvain Cambreling conducts, with performances by...

    Les Troyens
  • 2022
    Intimate Apparel

    Intimate Apparel

    Intimate Apparel

    02022HD

    Experience the story of seamstress Esther who begins writing to a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. Featuring a libretto by Pulitzer...

    Intimate Apparel
  • 2012
    Sir George Solti: Journey of a Lifetime

    Sir George Solti: Journey of a Lifetime

    Sir George Solti: Journey of a Lifetime

    02012HD

    This fantastic documentary celebrates the 100th birthday of Sir Georg Solti, one of the 20th century's most brilliant conductors and a leading figure...

    Sir George Solti: Journey of a Lifetime
  • 2010
    Massenet: Werther

    Massenet: Werther

    Massenet: Werther

    8.62010HD

    Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. After the marriage Charlotte suggests that Werther...

    Massenet: Werther
  • 2007
    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    92007HD

    Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy...

    Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 1986
    Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto

    Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto

    Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto

    61986HD

    Soprano Yvonne Kenny turns in a spirited performance as Aspasia in this brilliant staging of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first notable opera...

    Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto