Verdi - Don Carlo
Jan 01, 2013Drame
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Parsifal's Progress
Jan 01, 2005A documentary about Nikolaus Lehnhoff's 2004 production of Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and clips of the live performances provide a documentary analysis of the opera on the quest for the holy grail.
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Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
Feb 22, 2019Performance of Puccini's opera performed/streamed from Vienna on the 22nd February 2019
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John Adams: Nixon in China
Apr 16, 2023In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese‑American relations. John Adams, a major musical figure of the last forty years, made this event of contemporary history the subject of his first opera. Nixon in China tackles the political thaw instigated by ping-pong diplomacy, begun by the invitation of the American table tennis players by their Chinese counterparts, one year before the presidential visit. A mesmerising work in which the pulsations and repetitions typical of minimalism are combined with melodic lines of great lyricism. For its entry into the Paris Opera repertoire, this work has been entrusted to the director Valentina Carrasco, who underlines the importance and the mediating power of Chinese national sport in history.
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Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata
Jul 05, 2009
On the Town
Dec 22, 1993A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in London in 1993, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and hosted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Verdi: Don Carlos
Mar 01, 1996Luc 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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Thaïs [The Metropolitan Opera]
Dec 20, 2008Lorsque la courtisane la plus voluptueuse et la plus recherchée du monde rencontre un moine ascétique dont la vie est consacrée à Dieu, on sait que des étincelles érotiques vont jaillir. Et quand le choc a lieu dans un opéra glorieux mais rarement joué de Massenet, c’est un délice pour les oreilles autant que pour les yeux. Renée Fleming est la Thaïlandaise glamour, enveloppée dans des robes élégantes conçues par Christian Lacroix. Thomas Hampson est l'homme de Dieu torturé. Cette production de John Cox, créée en décembre 2008, prépare avec brio le terrain pour une confrontation aussi vieille que la civilisation elle-même.
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Wonderful Town
Jan 01, 2002The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin, starring Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson, Brent Barrett and Kim Criswell, and conducted by Simon Rattle.
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La traviata
Aug 07, 2005Cette Traviata enregistrée à Salzbourg en 2005 est tout à fait représentative de la manière dont on conçoit un opéra de nos jours. Tant au niveau des interprètes que de la scénographie, le spectateur voit son attention captée par des chanteurs-acteurs - Anna Netrebko et Rolando Villazón en tête - évoluant dans un décor actualisé, dépouillé mais efficace, d'où ressortent quelques trouvailles et des moments forts parfaitement en phase avec l'esprit de l'œuvre.
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Metropolitan Opera]
Jan 31, 2015Le ténor Vittorio Grigolo incarne le rôle-titre de l’opéra fantastique d’Offenbach, offrant un tour de force dans le rôle du poète torturé et malchanceux en amour. Il est rejoint par un trio de grandes dames : Erin Morley chante la poupée mécanique Olympia, Hibla Gerzmava est la fragile Antonia et Christine Rice chante Giulietta, la courtisane vénitienne. La production colorée de Bartlett Sher, vue ici dans sa deuxième présentation Live in HD, met également en vedette Thomas Hampson dans le rôle des sinistres Quatre Méchants et Kate Lindsey dans le rôle de Niklausse, l'ami et muse d'Hoffmann. Yves Abel dirige.
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The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
Sep 21, 1994Conrad Susa's three-act opera with libretto by Philip Littell, is based on the scandalous 18th century novel by Pierre Chodelos de Laclos, a tale of decadence and revenge told entirely in letters. The plot of The Dangerous Liaisons revolves around the vengeful widow Marquise de Merteuil, who has managed to keep her reputation despite her many amorous affairs, and her sometime lover the Vicomte de Valmont, a well-born rake who does her bidding.
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Don Giovanni
Aug 15, 2006Don 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 -- and their suitors -- begin to seek revenge. A modern-day setting proves the timeless nature of Mozart's popular opera, performed with the Vienna Philharmonic as part of an epic presentation of all 22 of the composer's stage works at the 2006 Salzburg Festival, in honor of his 250th birthday.
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Don Carlo
Aug 31, 2013Verdi wrote this five act opera with a French Libretto for the Paris opera. Premiere 1867. Then there are three versions of this opera, the French 1867 version, the revised Italian four Act Don Carlo 1884, plus the Modena version 1886. This version is the 1884 version with Act One reinstated, as well as the original beginning of Act 2. To complicate matters the French opera was simply translated into Italian, and then the changes were made. There is an even newer edition completed in 1980 by Ricordi, and others floating around as well.
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Meeting of the stars
Jul 06, 2015An exceptional open air concert on Munich's King's Square gathers the stars of opera: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Thomas Hampson alongside Elena Zhidkova and Ildar Abdrazakov!
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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Tosca
Apr 09, 2009À Rome en 1800, le peintre Mario Cavaradossi vient en aide à un prisonnier politique en fuite, Angelotti, ancien consul de la République, activement recherché par Scarpia, le redoutable chef de la police qui traque tous les partisans de la liberté.
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Amours divins !
Aug 26, 2016
Verdi La Traviata
Feb 04, 2005This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welser-Möst has many things to recommend it -- the young tenor Piotr Beczala as Alfredo, the marvelous Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont, the playing of the Zurich Opera orchestra, the simple but effective sets by by Erich Wonder, the uncluttered stage direction by Jürgen Flimm. It also has some flaws: strangely variable volume level of the recorded sound sometimes coming on so loud as to make one reach for the volume control, and the uneven performance of the Violetta, Eva Mei who, for all her merits, gives a dramatically effective performance marred by occasional difficulties with vocal production. Still, overall I felt this was a moving production, one that I would recommend, although perhaps not as an only DVD of one of Verdi's most popular operas.
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Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
Mar 23, 2017Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and melancholia. Performance, oral history, musicology, and biography combine to explore the life and music of one of America’s greatest composers. Features Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop and many more of the world's leading experts on Barber's music, with tributes from composers Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson and William Schuman. The film was broadcast on PBS, and screened at nine film festivals internationally, with three best-of awards. It was named a Recording of the Year 2017 by MusicWeb International.
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Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings
Jan 01, 2001World-famous baritone Thomas Hampson hosts this tribute to Italy's best known and most beloved composer, Giuseppe Verdi. Tracing the life of one of opera's greatest luminaries, this documentary, shot on location in Italy and France, invites you to visit the hometown of the composer and takes you on a journey to the cities -- including Paris -- that Verdi visited during his musical career. The video also includes four Verdi arias sung by Hampson.
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Simon Boccanegra
Oct 22, 2002One of the lesser known works by Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra is regarded by most opera lovers as one of his finest. The action takes place in the 14th century and deals with the political and personal rivalry between the corsair Simon Boccanegra, who has been elected Doge of Genoa with the help of the plebeian vote, and the local nobleman, Jacopo Fiesco. Arthaus presents a visually alert, musically sensitive and disturbingly coherent (Der Standard) production of the piece on DVD. The staging was directed by one of the giants of the European theatre, Peter Stein. His fondness for atmospherically dense spaces in which the characters can fully develop is particularly well brought out in his Vienna production, not least because he had at his disposal two remarkable singing actors for the principal male roles, Thomas Hampson and Ferruccio Furlanetto.
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Parsifal
Mar 19, 2005Recorded live at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 2004. Kent Nagano, conductor. Nikolaus Lehnhoff, stage director.
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The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann
Nov 15, 2016The great storyteller Hoffmann is losing himself to drink. His rival in love, Councillor Lindorf, claims that Hoffmann knows nothing of the heart, and so goads Hoffmann into telling the tales of his three great loves – each destroyed by a villain who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lindorf… First Hoffmann tells of his infatuation for the mechanical doll, Olympia – who is destroyed by the inventor Coppélius. Next comes the courtesan Giulietta, who throws over his adoration in favour of jewels from the magician Dappertutto. Finally, the gentle Antonia is forced to sing to her death by the wicked Doctor Miracle. His stories finished, Hoffmann rouses from his drunken stupor to find Lindorf has made off with Stella, Hoffmann’s latest love – but the Muse compels him to transform his heartache into art.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
Mar 11, 2017La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers. In his approach to this classic drama, director Willy Decker sets the action on a nearly bare stage, focusing the audience’s full attention on the three main characters. As Violetta, the ailing courtesan desperate to escape her past, soprano Sonya Yoncheva offers a fearless and sympathetic performance from beginning to end. American tenor Michael Fabiano sings with ardent longing as her devoted lover Alfredo, delivering emotionally wrought phrases and ringing top notes. Thomas Hampson brings a burnished baritone to Germont, Alfredo’s protective father whose stern demands spell disaster for the young couple. On the podium, maestro Nicola Luisotti leads an electric performance of Verdi’s unforgettable score.
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In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—dedicated its entire 2018 season to the iconic composer, conductor, performer, educator and humanitarian. The festivities culminated on Bernstein’s centennial birthday on August 25, 2018, in a special celebrity-studded gala concert. Directed for the stage by James Darrah, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood illuminates the breadth of Bernstein’s incredible life and career, which inspired generations of music lovers around the globe – from his talent as a composer to his generosity in mentoring other composers and musicians, his inimitable role as a driving musical force at Tanglewood for over 50 years and more.
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“What is this life—and this death?” Gustav Mahler famously asked when composing his second symphony. Does consciousness “continue” on a higher cosmic level, he wondered, or is it “only an empty dream?” Narrated by renowned baritone Thomas Hampson, this film explores the musical, biographical, and philosophical background of the monumental work. Viewers are treated to beautifully produced historical reenactments as well as interviews with many of the world’s most respected Mahler scholars and biographers, including Henry-Louis de La Grange, Donald Mitchell, Morten Solvik, and others. Philosopher Martha Nussbaum and theologians Catherine Keller and Neil Gillman also add their insights. Woven throughout is a critically acclaimed performance of the symphony featuring members of the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of maestro Neeme Järvi.
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Doktor Faust
Jan 01, 2006Faust - a lonely scholar, despairing of life, who has so far failed to discover its highest meaning - is given a book on black magic from three mysterious students from Cracow. When Mephistopheles appears and proposes a pact with Faust, the two of them set off together on a (dream) journey. Doktor Faust remained a fragment at the time of the composer's death. Busoni died in 1924, unable to complete what he himself described as his "state masterpiece" - an opera to which he had a deep personal attachment. The missing scenes from the score were completed by his pupil, Philipp Jarnach, whom Busoni had become acquainted with during his period in exile in Zurich. In this form the opera was given its first performance in Dresden in 1925. Then in the 1980s the conductor Anthony Beaumont came across previously undiscovered sketches by Busoni and produced a new version of Doktor Faust. The current recording uses the Jarnach score.
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Macbeth
Jan 01, 2001This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy to vivid life, characterized by spine-tingling atmospherics and a triumphant debut by American baritone Thomas Hampson in the title role. This Zurich Opera House production also features a mesmerizing turn by Paoletta Marrocu as the beautiful, power-hungry Lady Macbeth, while striking sets and costumes further enhance the duality of the main character whose rise and fall mirror the darkest impulses of man. Replete with supernatural mystery, sexual tension, and violent power plays, this timeless story remains gripping and chilling for today's audiences and boasts some of the most astonishing music of Verdi's legendary body of work.
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Arabella
Jun 17, 20142014 marks a year of celebration recognizing the 150th birthday year of the German late-Romantic orchestral, operatic and lied master composer, Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Arabella (premiered 1933, Dresden) was the last of the half dozen Strauss works to feature a libretto by the great Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal. This production, from the most recent Salzburg Easter Festival is, after Capriccio, the second of three Richard Strauss operas C Major is releasing in honor of the composers birth, life and work. The star-laden cast includes soprano Renèe Fleming, baritone Thomas Hampson, Albert Dohmen (Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, MET) and Gabriela Beaková (Wiener Staatsoper, Covent Garden). With Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden, the music of Richard Strauss is in the best of hands. (ORF) Thielemann gets the best out of the cast...especially Renée Fleming with her luxurious soprano FAZ
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A Village Romeo And Juliet
Jun 05, 1986![La Damnation de Faust [The Metropolitan Opera]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qMJFWeJrymiXLRtmQZ0YXcjuHVN.jpg)
La Damnation de Faust [The Metropolitan Opera]
Nov 22, 2008Dirigée par James Levine, la superbe production de Robert Lepage, avec son brillant mariage d’art et de technologie, a enthousiasmé les spectateurs du monde entier. Dans cette vision de la légende de Faust par Berlioz, rarement interprétée, Marcello Giordani est un héros fougueux dont le marché impulsif avec Méphistophélès (un John Relyea autoritaire) s’avère fatal. Susan Graham est une Marguerite charmante et tragique, en femme qui donne tout à l'homme qu'elle aime.
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Rossini: La Cenerentola
May 09, 2009"Irresistible" (Opera News) rising-star mezzo Elina Garanca triumphs as Rossini's Cinderella in this delightful Metropolitan Opera production. "As close to pure joy as you will find in a big-time opera house" (New Yorker), conquering audiences and critics alike, "Garanca has a gorgeous voice that she uses with exceptional skill, melting tenderness; but when the part calls for coloratura fireworks, she unleashes a flawless technique and ringing high notes of impressive power" (Associated Press). Filmed in High Definition Widescreen.
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Hadrian
Aug 10, 2020Rufus 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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What the Universe Tells Me
Jan 01, 2004Documentary that explores how philosophy, mythology and music combine in Mahler's Third Symphony to create an all-encompassing panoramic experience.
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Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
Sep 22, 2008Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scenes from Verdi's Traviata, Massenet's Manon, and Strauss' Capriccio. She is joined by Ramon Vargas and Thomas Hampson.
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Thomas Hampson Sings Schumann
Sep 29, 2009Acclaimed American baritone Thomas Hampson performs a variety of 19th-century songs based on Romantic-era poetry and arranged for piano and voice -- by German composer Robert Schumann. Accompanied by Wolfram Rieger on piano, Hampson sings Schumann's Zwölf Gedichte, op. 35, from poems by Justinus Kerner, and a newly discovered original version of the Dichterliebe, op. 48, from poems by Heinrich Heine.
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Thomas Hampson: Voices of Our Time
Apr 23, 2004Celebrated American baritone Thomas Hampson lends his extraordinary voice to this Mahler-dominated collection -- alongside pianist Wolfram Rieger -- in this 2001 performance at the Theatre Musical de Paris-Chatelet. Hampson brilliantly works his way through "Ablösung im Sommer," "Das irdische Leben," "Lied des Verflogten im Turm," "Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen," "Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt," "Der Tamboursg'sell" and more.
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Le Roi Arthus - Bastille
Sep 13, 2015"Le Roi Arthus" est un opéra en trois actes composé par Ernest Chausson entre 1888 et 1894. Inspiré des légendes arthuriennes, il explore les thèmes de la trahison, de l'amour interdit et de la chute d'un royaume. Synopsis : Acte 1 : Le roi Arthus célèbre sa victoire contre les Saxons et loue la bravoure de son chevalier Lancelot. Cependant, Lancelot entretient une liaison secrète avec la reine Genièvre. Mordred, jaloux, les espionne et est blessé par Lancelot lors d'un duel. Acte 2 : Lancelot et Genièvre fuient ensemble. Mordred, ayant survécu, révèle leur trahison au roi. Arthus consulte le magicien Merlin, qui prédit la chute de la Table Ronde. Acte 3 : Arthus poursuit Lancelot et l'affronte. Lancelot refuse de combattre son roi et jette ses armes. Désespérée, Genièvre se donne la mort. Arthus pardonne à Lancelot mourant, puis un navire mystique vient chercher le roi pour l'emmener vers l'idéal.
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Le monde est à vous
Jun 22, 1997Le monde est à vous est une émission télévisée de divertissement conçue et présentée par Jacques Martin entre 1987 à 1997 sur la chaine Antenne 2 (devenue France 2 en 1992). Elle succédait à l'émission Tout le Monde le sait (1985-1986) dans la tranche Dimanche Martin. Il y avait trois candidats qui devaient répondre à des questions sur des sujets multiples: celui qui enregistrait le plus de points décrochait le voyage de son choix. Il y avait tous types de variété, chanson française, internationale mais également de la musique classique. Et assez fréquemment Jacques Martin interprétait une chanson qui rappelait l'époque de sa jeunesse (il avait 55 ans en 1988). Cette émission a été remplacée en septembre 1997 par Sous vos applaudissements.
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Great Performances
Jan 01, 2025The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Great Performances
Jan 01, 2025The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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