Brian Large Filmes
- 1994
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci71994HD
Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.
- 1990
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera01990HD
Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène...
- 1984
Francesca da Rimini
Francesca da Rimini01984HD
Live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Stage direction by Piero Faggioni.
- 1996
Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte01996HD
Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996.
- 1983
Don Carlo
Don Carlo81983HD
Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy...
- 2010
Thomas: Hamlet
Thomas: Hamlet02010HD
After over a century out of the Met’s repertoire, audiences were thrilled to discover just what a sensational evening in the theater...
- 1999
Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde101999HD
Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an...
- 2001
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House)
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House)102001HD
Live 2001 production from the Zurich Opera House of the classic Mozart/Da Ponte opera, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting and directed for...
- 2004
Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier02004HD
This 2004 production of Richard Strauss's three-act comic opera Der Rosenkavalier (1911) emerged from the efforts of the Grosses Festspielhaus...
- 1995
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra01995HD
This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...
- 1996
The Rake’s Progress
The Rake’s Progress01996HD
- 1998
Samson et Dalila
Samson et Dalila01998HD
Elijah Moshinsky's production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera 28 September 1998. Plácido...
- 2007
Simon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House
Simon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House02007HD
Kiri Te Kanawa, Alexandru Agache, Michael Sylvesyer, and Roberto Scandiuzzi star in this Covent Garden production of the Verdi opera conducted by Sir...
- 1996
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary01996HD
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...
- 1986
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus7.1251986HD
Performances from Pamela Coburn, Brigitte Fassbaender, Janet Perry, Eberhard Wachter, the Choir und Ballet der Bayerischen Staatsoper, and the...
- 1995
The Makropulos Case
The Makropulos Case01995HD
Recorded at Britain's Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Leos Janacek's opera follows the exploits of Emilia Marty (Anja Silja), a sexually irresistible...
- 2007
The First Emperor
The First Emperor02007HD
The incomparable Plácido Domingo began a new chapter in his legendary Met career when he created the role of Emperor Qin in the world premiere...
- 2006
La Clemenza di Tito
La Clemenza di Tito82006HD
The 1791 La Clemenza di Tito (or 'The Clemency of Titus') marked Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final opera seria. With a libretto by Metastasio (edited...
- 1986
Horowitz in Moscow
Horowitz in Moscow5.21986HD
A recording of Horowitz's historic 1986 recital in Moscow, the program also includes highlights of his return to his native Soviet Union--his first...
- 1980
Un Ballo in Maschera
Un Ballo in Maschera01980HD
Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.