Opera Live Performance Movies

  • 2007
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

    6.32007HD

    Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and Carmen in this darkly passionate reading...

    Carmen
  • 2006
    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    02006HD

    Don Giovanni's list of romantic conquests reaches into the hundreds. But his reputation as a lothario puts him in danger as the women he's betrayed...

    Don Giovanni
  • 2008
    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

    Verdi: Otello

    02008HD

    Part of Tutto Verdi series - Otello (2008) Salzburg. 'Otello' is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito,...

    Verdi: Otello
  • 2004
    Les Indes Galantes

    Les Indes Galantes

    Les Indes Galantes

    02004HD

    "William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's...

    Les Indes Galantes
  • 1980
    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    01980HD

    Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish...

    Don Carlo
  • 2011
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

    92011HD

    The star singers in this revival of the 2006 production were Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel; the Royal Opera Chorus and the...

    Tosca
  • 2012
    Carmen (Opéra de Lyon)

    Carmen (Opéra de Lyon)

    Carmen (Opéra de Lyon)

    02012HD

    Live performance from the Opéra de Lyon, July 1 2012. Controversial production by Olivier Py.

    Carmen (Opéra de Lyon)
  • 2003
    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    62003HD

    This 2003 performance of Georges Bizet's 19th century opera Carmen was produced and directed by filmmaker and stage director Franco Zeffirelli, best...

    Bizet: Carmen
  • 2015
    Puccini Manon Lescaut

    Puccini Manon Lescaut

    Puccini Manon Lescaut

    102015HD

    The French tale of a beautiful young woman destroyed by her conflicting needs for love and luxury.

    Puccini Manon Lescaut
  • 1996
    Lulu

    Lulu

    Lulu

    7.21996HD

    Alban Berg's black, satirical opera is one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. It charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale "created to make...

    Lulu
  • 1987
    William Tell

    William Tell

    William Tell

    01987HD

    “Let us assume that Switzerland is truly a paradise. The music hereto was written long ago. We have merely forgotten it.” (Daniel Schmid)...

    William Tell
  • 1980
    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    01980HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.

    Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 2010
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

    02010HD

    Live performance from the Vienna State Opera, 6 May 2010.

    Carmen
  • 2009
    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    02009HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

    Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
  • 1983
    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

    71983HD

    "Manon", wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, "is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the...

    Manon Lescaut
  • 1982
    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    01982HD

    1982 revival of 1974 John Copley production.

    La Bohème
  • 2007
    Verdi: La Traviata (Teatro Regio di Parma)

    Verdi: La Traviata (Teatro Regio di Parma)

    Verdi: La Traviata (Teatro Regio di Parma)

    52007HD

    Part of Tutto Verdi series - La Traviata (2007) Parma. 'La traviata' ('The Fallen Woman') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an...

    Verdi: La Traviata (Teatro Regio di Parma)
  • 1986
    Die Fledermaus

    Die Fledermaus

    Die Fledermaus

    01986HD

    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 31 December 1986.

    Die Fledermaus
  • 1987
    Turandot

    Turandot

    Turandot

    6.41987HD

    The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as...

    Turandot
  • 2005
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    72005HD

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia