Opera Movies

  • 2018
    Trouble in Tahiti

    Trouble in Tahiti

    Trouble in Tahiti

    02018HD

    Matthew Eberhardt brings 1950s suburbia to life in Leonard Bernstein’s colourful criticism of American consumerism. This performance stars...

    Trouble in Tahiti
  • 2017
    When the Fern Blooms

    When the Fern Blooms

    When the Fern Blooms

    02017HD

    Part folklore, part opera-ballet, this féerie presents local pagan traditions on the day of the summer solstice and historical events from...

    When the Fern Blooms
  • 2013
    Behind the Curtain

    Behind the Curtain

    Behind the Curtain

    02013HD

    A documentary following two operatic productions at the Madrid Royal Opera House.

    Behind the Curtain
  • 2013
    StraussR: Ariadne auf Naxos

    StraussR: Ariadne auf Naxos

    StraussR: Ariadne auf Naxos

    02013HD

    Glyndebourne's wartime history as a home for evacuee children is the ingenious context for a new production of this unclassifiable entertainment in...

    StraussR: Ariadne auf Naxos
  • 1979
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    01979HD

    Falstaff Gabriel Bacquier · Karan Armstrong Richard Stilwell · Max-René Cosotti · John Lanigan Wiener Philharmoniker ...

    Falstaff
  • 2005
    Maometto secondo

    Maometto secondo

    Maometto secondo

    02005HD

    Maometto II (or Maometto secondo) is an 1820 opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Cesare della Valle. Set in the 1470s...

    Maometto secondo
  • 2009
    Janacek: Jenufa

    Janacek: Jenufa

    Janacek: Jenufa

    72009HD

    "Yenufa" is an outstanding phenomenon in the music of the 20th century. Drawing on Moravian folklore, Janáček faithfully and deeply...

    Janacek: Jenufa
  • 2002
    Dinorah, or The Pardon of Ploërmel

    Dinorah, or The Pardon of Ploërmel

    Dinorah, or The Pardon of Ploërmel

    02002HD

    Giacomo Meyerbeer's pastoral opera,based on a Breton tale, is the tale of DINORAH who has gone mad because her bridegroom Hoël has disappeared...

    Dinorah, or The Pardon of Ploërmel
  • 2021
    Rudi Stephan: Die ersten Menschen

    Rudi Stephan: Die ersten Menschen

    Rudi Stephan: Die ersten Menschen

    02021HD

    The 2021 production by the Dutch National Opera of the work by German composer Rudi Stephan (1887–1915) "Die ersten Menschen" ("The First...

    Rudi Stephan: Die ersten Menschen
  • 1988
    Lehár: The Merry Widow

    Lehár: The Merry Widow

    Lehár: The Merry Widow

    01988HD

    Turn of the century Paris provides the glittering setting for this light hearted tale of political and amorous intrigue amidst the gaiety of Parisian...

    Lehár: The Merry Widow
  • 2020
    Beethoven: Fidelio (Garsington Opera)

    Beethoven: Fidelio (Garsington Opera)

    Beethoven: Fidelio (Garsington Opera)

    02020HD

    Suspecting her missing husband to be held as a political prisoner, a noblewoman disguises herself as a male prison guard. She discovers him weakened...

    Beethoven: Fidelio (Garsington Opera)
  • 1982
    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

    01982HD

    As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s...

    The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
  • 1984
    Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea

    Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea

    Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea

    01984HD

    This is a finely tuned opera with music by the Italian composer, Claudio Monteverdi, libretto by G. E. Busenello, and the fine voices of contralto...

    Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea
  • 2011
    Mozart Don Giovanni

    Mozart Don Giovanni

    Mozart Don Giovanni

    02011HD

    Don Juan sins with his servant and is doomed in this tragicomic opera.

    Mozart Don Giovanni
  • 2011
    The Magic Flute: Metropolitan Opera

    The Magic Flute: Metropolitan Opera

    The Magic Flute: Metropolitan Opera

    82011HD

    The Magic Flute has delighted audiences of all ages for centuries. Julie Taymor's dazzling English-language production brings one of Mozart s...

    The Magic Flute: Metropolitan Opera
  • 2010
    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    02010HD

    When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the...

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
  • 2007
    Silhouette/Shadow

    Silhouette/Shadow

    Silhouette/Shadow

    02007HD

    First film by Nobel Prize laureate Gao Xingjian.

    Silhouette/Shadow
  • 2019
    The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

    The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

    The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

    02019HD

    Tsar Saltan marries the youngest of three sisters, having heard that it is her dearest wish to present him with a heroic son and heir. Her jealous...

    The Tale Of Tsar Saltan
  • 2011
    Strauss R: Salome

    Strauss R: Salome

    Strauss R: Salome

    02011HD

    This highly acclaimed production of Strauss Salome from the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is staged by German director Nikolaus Lenhoff. Starring Angela...

    Strauss R: Salome
  • 2016
    The Golden Cockerel

    The Golden Cockerel

    The Golden Cockerel

    02016HD

    ‘A beautiful song – a shame that it shows such disrespect to the Mayor!’ This remark from the score of The Golden Cockerel...

    The Golden Cockerel