A concert film showcasing Leonard Bernstein conducting Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, capturing the beauty and intensity of the performance.
In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with excerpts from his performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major and the Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony.
Tristan and Isolde, two lovers from enemy nations, embark on a forbidden love affair that leads to their ultimate demise.
A live recording of the premier of Korean composer Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland opera at National Theater Munich in June 2007. It is a modern opera based on Lewis Carroll's fantasy novel of the same name. The amazing characters Alice meets are portrayed with a colorful combination of puppets and singer-actors.
Der Rosenkavalier is a 1979 movie that combines comedy, music, and romance. The story explores the generation gap and features a German opera performance.
Tannhäuser, a renowned singer, gets caught between a forbidden love affair with the goddess Venus and his desire for redemption. As he competes in a singing contest at Wartburg Castle, his ultimate fate becomes intertwined with themes of magic, legend, and tragic love.
Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved elephants, commodified sex and licensed gluttony. An opera in three acts, live from the Salzburger Festspiele, 1998. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies. Stage Director: Peter Zadek.
Film based on the lyrical tragedy of the same name by Jean Cocteau and Francis Poulenc, directed by Alain Françon at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Die ägyptische Helena (The Egyptian Helen), is an opera in two acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
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