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La Cenerentola
7.6

La Cenerentola

Jan 01, 1981

La Cenerentola
1981 151 min 6 vues
The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the Philosopher, Alidoro, later takes Cenerentola (dressed in magnificent clothing) to the palace, Dandini (still posing as the prince) tries to talk of love to her, but Cenerentola rejects him, saying that she is in love with his 'valet'. Ramiro, who has overheard this comment, is overjoyed, and immediately proposes to her, but Cenerentola says that he must first seek her out and then, if he still felt the same way, she would marry him. She gives him one of a matching pairs of bracelets, telling him to look for its companion on her right arm (she then leaves the palace). Ramiro ends the masquerade, and he and Dandini resume their true identities. The Prince then sets out on his quest - little realising that destiny, in the form of a violent thunderstorm, is about to take a hand in the affair.
Comedy
Billy Budd [The Metropolitan Opera]
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Billy Budd [The Metropolitan Opera]

Mar 11, 1997

Billy Budd [The Metropolitan Opera]
1997 137 min 1 vues
La brillante production de John Dexter de l’opéra brûlant de Britten met en vedette Dwayne Croft dans le rôle-titre du beau jeune marin dont la gentillesse et l’innocence provoquent sa chute. Le grand James Morris est Claggart, maître d'armes sur le navire de guerre Indomitable du XVIIIe siècle, qui accuse à tort Billy d'avoir incité à la mutinerie. Philip Langridge chante Captain Vere, l'honnête commandant qui sait que Billy est innocent mais se trouve incapable de le sauver. Steuart Bedford, proche collaborateur de Britten durant les dernières années de la vie du compositeur, est sur le podium.
Music
Lucia di Lammermoor
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Lucia di Lammermoor

Sep 28, 1983

Lucia di Lammermoor
1983 136 min 1 vues
This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She drove audiences wild by the way her opulent voice caressed the music’s long phrases and sprinted effortlessly through the fiendish runs, trills, embellishments and stratospheric high notes. One of the glories of the operatic world, her portrayal of Donizetti’s hapless heroine is a multifaceted and moving characterization. The incomparable tenor Alfredo Kraus is Edgardo, the man Lucia loves but cannot have. (Performance taped November 13, 1982. Broadcasted September 28, 1983.)
Music
Berlioz: Les Troyens
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Berlioz: Les Troyens

Oct 07, 1983

Berlioz: Les Troyens
1983 250 min 1 vues
Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor who understands the uniqueness of the score—plus a production that does visual justice to the work. “A stupendous achievement” was one critic’s assessment of Peter Wexler’s inventive production. And with James Levine’s wizardry galvanizing the marvelous all-star cast, this is truly a gem. Plácido Domingo is the legendary hero Aeneas, Jessye Norman the obsessed prophetess Cassandra, and Tatiana Troyanos is Queen Dido, who commits suicide when Aeneas leaves her.
Drama
La Bohème [The Metropolitan Opera]
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La Bohème [The Metropolitan Opera]

Jun 01, 2008

La Bohème [The Metropolitan Opera]
2008 131 min 1 vues
La production emblématique de Franco Zeffirelli de l'hymne de Puccini au jeune amour et à la vie de bohème a captivé des générations d'amateurs du Met. Le public de cinéma pu voir cette mise en scène en transmission haute définition d'un œil nouveau, dans une performance touchante mettant en vedette Angela Gheorghiu et Ramón Vargas dans le rôle de la frêle couturière et de son amant poétique.
Drama
Don Carlo
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Don Carlo

Feb 21, 1980

Don Carlo
1980 137 min 1 vues
Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish Inquisition tries to exert its influence. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where heretics are to be burned at the stake
Music
Boris Godounov
7.5

Boris Godounov

Dec 20, 1989

Boris Godounov
1989 115 min 13 vues
A Saint-Pétersbourg en 1874, se joue la première de l'opéra de Moussorgsky, "Boris Godounov". Le rideau se lève : après l'assassinat du jeune tsarévitch, Boris Godounov est porté au pouvoir par les boyards. C'est un homme solitaire, dévoré par la culpabilité. Il sombre peu à peu dans la démence, pendant que le peuple meurt de faim.
Music
Turandot
6.4

Turandot

Apr 01, 1987

Turandot
1987 132 min 4 vues
La cruelle Princesse Turandot offre sa main au prince qui saura résoudre trois énigmes, les concourants défaits étant livrés au bourreau et mis à mort. Malgré le nombre immense de princes ayant perdu la vie dans ce concours, le Prince Calaf, fou amoureux de la Princesse, décide de tenter sa chance.
Music
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
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Giordano: Andrea Chénier

Nov 09, 1996

Giordano: Andrea Chénier
1996 122 min 1 vues
This live from the Met telecast from October 1996 of Giordano’s infrequently performed verismo gem is an absolute pleasure to watch and listen to and I highly recommend it. Nicholas Joel’s production is extremely elegant while at the same time being simple and uncluttered. Act I, for example, is dominated by an enormous gilt-framed mirror precariously tilted. I assume that it is a metaphor for the imminent downfall of the decadent aristocracy at the party given by the Contessa di Coigny. The costumes designs by Hubert Monloup are terrific. The prerevolutionary costumes in Act I are simply stunning each one individually tailored for the choristers and major performers.
Music
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.
Music
From the Arena di Verona Requiem Mass
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From the Arena di Verona Requiem Mass

Jan 01, 1990

From the Arena di Verona Requiem Mass
1990 137 min 1 vues
Depuis l'Arena di Verona, la plus grande Messe de Requiem de Verdi de l'histoire, avec un superbe Luciano Pavarotti et 3 000 membres du Chœur du Festival mondial, accompagnés par l'Orchestre philharmonique de Moscou sous la direction de Lorin Maazel, à l'occasion du 45e anniversaire (août 1990) de l'explosion de la bombe atomique sur Hiroshima.iem Mass de Verdi depuis Arènes de Vérone
Music
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.
Falstaff
8.2

Falstaff

Jan 01, 1993

Falstaff
1993 126 min 2 vues
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great comedy fighting to get out that we owe this absolute miracle of an opera. Produced in 1893 as Verdi turned 80 there is much in this masterpiece that can be identified as a modernist neoclassical work. The use of short motifs instead of long arioso melodic lines, the spry and reduced orchestral textures and the lack of a single 'stand and deliver' dramatic declamatory aria all serve to make this more of a 20th century work than an example of 19th century late-Romanticism.
Music
Stiffelio - The Met
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Stiffelio - The Met

Nov 13, 1993

Stiffelio - The Met
1993 137 min 1 vues
Giuseppe Verdi's opera of religion, revenge and redemption gets the star treatment in this 1993 Metropolitan Opera production conducted by James Levine and starring Plácido Domingo as the cuckolded man of God at the center of the tale. Sharon Sweet sings the role of Domingo's adulteress wife and Vladimir Chernov plays the vengeful father in this rarely staged gem directed by Giancarlo del Monaco and filmed by Brian Large.
Music
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Jul 13, 1985

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1985 158 min 1 vues
The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An eminently political opera in which power struggles are interwoven with family conflicts, Simon Boccanegra echoes the life of its composer – the man who championed the cause of Italian unification and overcame the loss of his wife and children.
Music
La Bohème
10

La Bohème

Mar 14, 1977

La Bohème
1977 123 min 2 vues
Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous singers through the years. But with James Levine at the helm and the starry duo of Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto as Rodolfo and Mimi, every bit of emotion in the score pours across the footlights and seduces the audience. In this case, the audience was in the millions since this was the very first in the “Live from the Met” series of telecasts. The evocative production is by Fabrizio Melano, designed by Pier Luigi Pizzi.
Music
Puccini: La bohème
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Puccini: La bohème

Feb 24, 2018

Puccini: La bohème
2018 140 min 1 vues
Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its 1896 world premiere. It has also proved incredibly popular with the Met’s global HD audiences and has been featured in three live high-definition transmissions since 2008. The most recent, presented during the 2017–18 season, includes a cast of celebrated young artists. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the fragile seamstress Mimì, who instantly falls in love with the passionate poet Rodolfo, sung by tenor Michael Fabiano. Soprano Susanna Phillips and baritone Lucas Meachem trade both spars and kisses as the on-again-off-again lovers Musetta and Marcello, with bass Matthew Rose and baritone Alexey Lavrov rounding out the rambunctious gang of bohemian friends. Maestro Marco Armiliato takes the podium to lead Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque staging.
Music
Manon Lescaut – The Met
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Manon Lescaut – The Met

Feb 16, 2008

Manon Lescaut – The Met
2008 137 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 the Met’s beloved James Levine.