Opera Live Performance Movies

  • 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
  • 1979
    L'Incoronazione di Poppea

    L'Incoronazione di Poppea

    L'Incoronazione di Poppea

    01979HD

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

    L'Incoronazione di Poppea
  • 1992
    La Donna del Lago

    La Donna del Lago

    La Donna del Lago

    01992HD

    Based on a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott and set against the backdrop of feudal Scotland, "La Donna del Lago" is one of Gioacchini Rossini's...

    La Donna del Lago
  • 2008
    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel

    02008HD

    This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
  • 2007
    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    02007HD

    The pain of unrequited love is portrayed unforgettably by two of today’s greatest stars. Renée Fleming is musically and dramatically...

    Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
  • 2011
    Cendrillon

    Cendrillon

    Cendrillon

    02011HD

    Massenet composed his opera about Cenerentola nearly 80 years after Rossini did his. And if you are looking for the outburst of the non-stop hilarity...

    Cendrillon
  • 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
  • 2005
    Les Paladins

    Les Paladins

    Les Paladins

    22005HD

    "Inspired by a fable by La Fontaine, [composer Jean-Philippe] Rameau produced perhaps his most brilliant music for his penultimate great work,...

    Les Paladins
  • 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
  • 2008
    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

    02008HD

    It is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome. Indisputably one of the greatest Salomes of our time,...

    Strauss: Salome
  • 2013
    Les Vêpres siciliennes

    Les Vêpres siciliennes

    Les Vêpres siciliennes

    02013HD

    The French have occupied Sicily, and Hélène is held hostage by Montfort, the French governor, who has had her brother executed. She...

    Les Vêpres siciliennes
  • 2009
    The Tsarina's Slippers

    The Tsarina's Slippers

    The Tsarina's Slippers

    02009HD

    Live from ROH 2009, TV relay 1/12/2009.

    The Tsarina's Slippers
  • 2010
    Rossini: Armida

    Rossini: Armida

    Rossini: Armida

    02010HD

    It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman’s fanciful production of Rossini’s...

    Rossini: Armida
  • 2007
    La forza del destino

    La forza del destino

    La forza del destino

    02007HD

    Live performance from the Teatro Comunale di Modena

    La forza del destino
  • 2005
    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    72005HD

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 2013
    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

    82013HD

    Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this production of Verdi's opera starring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. The Count...

    Il Trovatore
  • 2007
    Benvenuto Cellini

    Benvenuto Cellini

    Benvenuto Cellini

    72007HD

    Live performance from Salzburg Festival Opera, August 2007. The story tells of Cellini's love for Teresa, daughter of the Papal Treasurer Balducci....

    Benvenuto Cellini
  • 2007
    Verdi: La Traviata

    Verdi: La Traviata

    Verdi: La Traviata

    5.22007HD

    Live from La Scala Saturday 07 July 2007. In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society,...

    Verdi: La Traviata
  • 2016
    Eugene Onegin

    Eugene Onegin

    Eugene Onegin

    02016HD

    Live performance for Garsington Opera, June-July, 2016.

    Eugene Onegin
  • 1979
    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    01979HD

    This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met...

    Don Pasquale