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Katia Kabanova
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Katia Kabanova

Jan 01, 1970

Katia Kabanova
1970 108 min 1 vues
The oppressive atmosphere before a storm and the tragic fate of a tormented young woman form the indivisible elements of "Katia Kabanova". The opera's action is set in a small Russian village around 1860 and represents the annihilation and subsequent suicide of Katerina Kabanova, a sensitive young woman married to a weak man and bullied by her mother-in-law, who is searching for liberation through love and ends her life consumed by remorse for her infidelity. The story's common denominator is the Volga river, a witness of the main character's hapless family relations and her frustrated passion, and in whose merciful waters she finally finds peace. The adaptation into the Czech language of Ostrovsky's tragic play "The Storm" allowed Janáček to create one of his most outstanding operas, in which the conciseness and intensity of the musical language are merged with the dramatic force of his libretto. This is the Teatro Madrid Production Recorded in December, 2008.
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Jenůfa - ROH
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Jenůfa - ROH

Oct 09, 2021

Jenůfa - ROH
2021 137 min 1 vues
When a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that love is sometimes only skin-deep. Asmik Grigorian as Jenůfa in her Covent Garden debut and Karita Mattila as the Kostelnička lead a star cast with Hungarian conductor Henrik Nánási conducting a stunning score infused with traditional folk melodies of Janáček’s native Moravia. Claus Guth’s acclaimed staging - both elegant and open while being utterly claustrophobic and oppressive - captures the great humanity at the heart of the opera.
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Verdi: Don Carlos
9.2

Verdi: Don Carlos

Mar 01, 1996

Verdi: Don Carlos
1996 210 min 2 vues
Luc Bondy's 1996 production of Don Carlos was staged, recorded and filmed at the Chatelet in Paris. These seven performances were blessed with an all-star cast, loaded with important singers either starting their careers (Roberto Alagna) or at the height of their dramatic powers (Karita Mattila, Jose Van Dam.)
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Seven Veils
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Seven Veils

Mar 07, 2025

Seven Veils
2025 107 min 1 vues
Jeanine, une directrice de théâtre, se voit confier la lourde tâche de remonter l'œuvre la plus célèbre de son ancien mentor, l'opéra " Salomé ". Les traumas refoulés de Jeanine ressurgissent.
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio

Oct 15, 2003

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
2003 123 min 1 vues
Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge, Pizarro has secretly imprisoned Florestan in the prison over which Pizarro is governor. The jailer of the prison, Rocco, has a daughter, Marzelline, and a servant (or assistant), Jaquino. Florestan’s wife, Leonore, came to Rocco’s door dressed as a boy seeking employment, and Rocco hired her. On orders, Rocco has been giving Florestan diminishing rations until he is nearly starved to death. Place: A Spanish state prison, a few miles from Seville; Time: Late 18th century.
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Don Giovanni
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Don Giovanni

Apr 05, 1990

Don Giovanni
1990 178 min 3 vues
Every woman wants him, every man wants to be him: Mozart’s version of the irresistible rogue who brings excitement with him and leaves destruction it his wake has always attracted top singing actors, as in this performance brilliantly led by James Levine. Samuel Ramey is Don Giovanni, pursued by the incandescent Karita Mattila (Donna Elvira) in her Met debut season and role, and by the white-hot avenging fury of Carol Vaness (Donna Anna.) Ferruccio Furlanetto delivers a masterful comic turn as the Don’s servant, Leporello.
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Il Trittico - Salzburger Festpiele
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Il Trittico - Salzburger Festpiele

Aug 13, 2022

Il Trittico - Salzburger Festpiele
2022 137 min 1 vues
Avec son Triptyque, Puccini entendait renouveler le genre lyrique en imaginant trois courts opéras distincts, se déroulant en trois époques et trois lieux différents, illustrant chacun une thématique propre, mais devant être donnés ensemble car dans l’esprit du compositeur, « le Triptyque constituait un tout indissociable » lié par une « unité musicale ».
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Total Karita
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Total Karita

May 18, 2022

Total Karita
2022 100 min 1 vues
The two parts of the evening showcase two opposite extremes of emotion. Firstly, Poulenc’s powerful La voix humaine (The Human Voice) tells the touching story of an abandoned woman. The opera monologue of approximately 45 minutes is performed in melodramatic film noir style. After the interval the atmosphere changes dramatically, turning into a raucous show of musical classics and popular repertoire. Directed by Jussi Nikkilä and conducted by Dalia Stasevska, this event has been put together specifically to showcase the great artistry of Karita Mattila.
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Salomé (Opéra de Paris)
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Salomé (Opéra de Paris)

Oct 27, 2022

Salomé (Opéra de Paris)
2022 100 min 1 vues
La princesse de Judée, Salomé, s’ennuie au palais de son beau‑père, le roi Hérode. Sa curiosité s’éveille lorsqu’elle entend la voix de Jochanaan, prophète tenu prisonnier par Hérode qui en a peur. Obsédée par cet homme énigmatique et vertueux, Salomé est prête à tout pour le posséder, vivant ou mort. D’après la scandaleuse pièce homonyme d’Oscar Wilde, Richard Strauss livre, en 1905, l’œuvre qui devait confirmer sa place de successeur de Richard Wagner dans l’opéra allemand. « Danse pour moi, Salomé ». De cette injonction lubrique d’Hérode à la jeune fille découle l’une des plus emblématiques pages orchestrales de l’histoire de l’opéra : la danse des sept voiles. Un intermède hypnotique qui pourrait à lui seul résumer la mortelle ascension du désir qui parcourt cette partition à l’orchestration aussi riche que moderne. Une fulgurance d’une heure quarante où la metteuse en scène Lydia Steier convoque, pour ses débuts à l’Opéra national de Paris, l’essence décadente de l’œuvre.
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Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
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Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

Feb 02, 2015

Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
2015 62 min 1 vues
Claudio Abbado leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Swedish Radio Choir in a performance of Mozart's Requiem at the Salzburg Cathedral to commemorate the 10th anniversary of renowned Austrian conductor Herbert Von Karajan's death. Featuring soloists Rachel Harnisch, Karita Mattila, Sara Mingardo, Bryn Terfel and Michael Schade, this solemn evening is a fitting tribute to one of the 20th century's most influential musical personalities. Live from Salzburg Cathedral on July 16th, 1999.
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Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
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Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Dec 08, 2001

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
2001 137 min 1 vues
James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic opera, recorded live at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2001. James Levine conducts.
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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

Apr 27, 1996

Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996 294 min 1 vues
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I could not stop watching these discs. Let me say this much; Levine has done for the Met, making it the premier opera house in the world, what Karajan did with the Berlin, making it one of the finest orchestras ever. So sit back and enjoy.
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The Met — Tosca
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The Met — Tosca

Oct 10, 2009

The Met — Tosca
2009 137 min 1 vues
Puccini’s musical thriller of lust, murder, and politics is one of the most dramatically riveting operas in the repertoire. Luc Bondy’s production, with sets by Richard Peduzzi and costumes by Academy Award-winning designer Milena Canonero, opened the Met’s 2009–10 season. Karita Mattila stars as the beautiful and dangerously impulsive singer Floria Tosca. Marcelo Álvarez is her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, a political enemy of the powerful chief of police, Scarpia (George Gagnidze), who wants Tosca for himself.
Manon Lescaut – The Met
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Manon Lescaut – The Met

Feb 16, 2008

Manon Lescaut – The Met
2008 146 min 1 vues
One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love: the Chevalier des Grieux, played by Marcello Giordani. The young Puccini lavished some of his most sensual music on this early hit, conducted here by James Levine.
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Salome [The Metropolitan Opera]
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Salome [The Metropolitan Opera]

Oct 11, 2008

Salome [The Metropolitan Opera]
2008 106 min 1 vues
Il n’est pas étonnant que le public du Met soit devenu fou devant la torride Salomé de Karita Mattila. Incontestablement l’une des plus grandes Salomé de notre époque, Mattila incarne parfaitement l’héroïne d’Oscar Wilde pétulante, obstinéeeet lubrique. Grâce à la musique révolutionnaire de Strauss qui magnifie l’atmosphère dégénérée et crée une tension érotique, cet opéra est aussi choquant aujourd’hui qu’il l’était lors de sa création en 1905.
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Jun 04, 2002

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
2002 143 min 1 vues
Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is performed before a live audience at Florence's Teatro Comunale in this release featuring the music of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under conductor Claudio Abbado, and starring Carlo Guelfi, Julian Konstantinov, and Karita Mattila.
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Dialogues des Carmélites [The Metropolitan Opera]
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Dialogues des Carmélites [The Metropolitan Opera]

May 11, 2019

Dialogues des Carmélites [The Metropolitan Opera]
2019 169 min 1 vues
Dans cette production légendaire, le réalisateur John Dexter et le décorateur David Reppa ont brillamment capturé le drame austère du seul long opéra de Poulenc, qui raconte l’histoire d’un groupe de religieuses prises dans le tourbillon de la Révolution française. Maria Ewing est Blanche de la Force, une novice aristocratique qui fuit son couvent lorsqu'il est profané, pour revenir rejoindre ses confrères alors qu'elles sont conduites à leur exécution. La légendaire Régine Crespin, lors de sa dernière apparition au Met, est Madame de Croissy, la prieure dont la mort atroce hante Blanche. Jessye Norman chante Mère Lidoine, la nouvelle prieure, et Florence Quivar est la Mère Marie réconfortante. Le maestro français Manuel Rosenthal dirige.
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The Makropulos Case
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The Makropulos Case

Nov 10, 2010

The Makropulos Case
2010 135 min 1 vues
The seductive diva Emilia Marty has broken hearts for over 300 years and yet she doesn’t look a day past 30. Now that the magical elixir granting her eternal youth is wearing off, can she seduce her way to immortality?
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Hadrian
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Hadrian

Aug 10, 2020

Hadrian
2020 153 min 1 vues
Rufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous drowns in the Nile River. While matters of state encroach on his grief, and advisors clamour for war against a radical new threat to the Empire, Hadrian slips out of time to re-encounter the vision and reality of Antinous—and learn the truth about what happened on the Nile.
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Covid Fan Tutte
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Covid Fan Tutte

Oct 01, 2020

Covid Fan Tutte
2020 99 min 1 vues
Autumn season at the opera opens with Covid fan tutte, starring leading Finnish soloists The first opera in the autumn repertoire will be Covid fan tutte, featuring for example soprano Karita Mattila and conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen and Hannu Lintu. The new libretto to the score of Mozart’s Così fan tutte will be written by Minna Lindgren. The premiere of Covid fan tutte will take place at the end of August. Directed by Jussi Nikkilä, the opera will be sung by Finland’s most prominent soloists, including Karita Mattila, Miina-Liisa Värelä, Tommi Hakala, Johanna Rusanen, Tuomas Katajala, and Waltteri Torikka. Minna Lindgren will write a topical libretto to the score of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, combining elements of satire and reality shows.
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Rusalka
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Rusalka

Nov 25, 2020

Rusalka
2020 242 min 1 vues
The libretto of the most well known opera by Dvořak, which premiered in Prague in 1901, is inspired by the Czech version of the Central European folktale, one we also know as Undine (1811) by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué or The Little Mermaid (1837) by Hans Christian Andersen.
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Beethoven: The Symphonies
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Beethoven: The Symphonies

Jun 03, 2013

Beethoven: The Symphonies
2013 413 min 1 vues
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1.Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21 2. Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36 3. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" 4. Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 5. Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 6. Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" 7. Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 8. Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 9. Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
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