Opera Ballet
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1. La Traviata (1982)
G | 109 min | Drama, Music
Violetta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a short time. However, Alfredo's father, Giorgio, starts to interfere, concerned... See full summary »
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, Allan Monk
Votes: 1,511 | Gross: $3.78M
2. Turandot (1984 TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy, Music
Director: Rodney Greenberg | Stars: Éva Marton, Waldemar Kmentt, John-Paul Bogart, José Carreras
Votes: 23
3. Rigoletto (1987)
128 min | Drama, Music
The Duke lives the high life. The court jester taunts too well. Revenge has unintended consequences both times it is attempted.
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: Ingvar Wixell, Edita Gruberova, Luciano Pavarotti, Ferruccio Furlanetto
Votes: 368
4. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Not Rated | 128 min | Fantasy, Music, Musical
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Ludmilla Tchérina, Ann Ayars
Votes: 3,943 | Gross: $0.09M
5. The Nutcracker (1993)
G | 92 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep after a party at her house and dreams of a fantastic world where toys become larger than life.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Wendy Whelan
Votes: 2,446 | Gross: $2.12M
6. Manon Lescaut (1983 TV Movie)
129 min | Drama, Romance, Music
A story of doomed romance between a chivalrous noble man, Chevalier Des Grieux and his working class lover, Manon Lescaut.
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Kiri Te Kanawa, Plácido Domingo, Thomas Allen, Forbes Robinson
Votes: 45
7. Il matrimonio segreto (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 152 min | Comedy, Music
For the public of music lovers talking about Domenico Cimarosa means, essentially, talking about just one of his operas, the Matrimonio segreto which, first staged in Vienna on 7th February... See full summary »
Director: Claus Viller | Stars: Georgine Resick, Barbara Daniels, David Kuebler, Claudio Nicolai
Votes: 8
8. Tosca (2001)
Not Rated | 126 min | Musical, Drama
Benoit Jacquot reinvents the way we view opera in this magnificent production of Puccini's story of Tosca's love for the painter Cavaradossi and the intervention of Scarpia.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi, David Cangelosi
Votes: 453 | Gross: $0.06M
9. The Gay Parisian (1941)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Musical, Romance
In a Paris nightclub setting, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performs to the music of Jacques Offenbach.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Léonide Massine, Milada Mladova, Frederic Franklin
Votes: 406
10. Cadmus & Hermione (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Martin Fraudreau | Stars: André Morsch, Claire Lefilliâtre, Arnaud Marzorati, Jean-François Lombard
Votes: 14
11. Der Rosenkavalier (1961 TV Movie)
192 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
An opera about jealousy and duplicity among the elite classes of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Director: Paul Czinner | Stars: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann, Sena Jurinac, Erich Kunz
Votes: 110
12. Alcina (I) (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 205 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Alsina, the Witch Queen of the Magic Island transforms her lovers into rocks and trees when she tires of them. At the opening of this opera, however, she is experiencing a new emotion: love... See full summary »
Director: Matthias Leutzendorff | Stars: Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Anja Harteros, Vesselina Kasarova
13. Julius Caesar (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 206 min | Music
Director: Robin Lough | Stars: Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle de Niese, Christophe Dumaux
Votes: 64
14. Aida (I) (2006 TV Movie)
158 min | Music
Director: Patrizia Carmine | Stars: Violeta Urmana, Roberto Alagna, Marco Spotti, Ildikó Komlósi
Votes: 20
15. Lucia di Lammermoor (1971)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Mario Lanfranchi | Stars: Anna Moffo, Lajos Kozma, Paolo Washington, Giulio Fioravanti
Votes: 32
16. Ercole sul Termodonte di Antonio Vivaldi (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama, Music
Singers of great renown were called upon for the first performance of Ercole sul Termodonte by Antonio Vivaldi in Rome, "in the hall of Signor Federico Capranica", on 27th January 1723. An ... See full summary »
Director: Matteo Ricchetti | Stars: Zachary Stains, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Laura Cherici, Luca Dordolo
Votes: 14
17. Lakmé (2011)
180 min | Music
Director: Cameron Kirkpatrick | Stars: Emma Matthews, Aldo Di Toro, Stephen Bennett, Dominica Matthews
Votes: 13
18. Persée (2004 TV Movie)
Unrated | 127 min | Drama, Music
In his position as the king's composer, Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) created the opera Persée for Louis XIV. The opera was considered the crowning achievement of 17th century French ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Stone | Stars: Colin Ainsworth, Cyril Auvity, Luciana Calvet, Alain Coulombe
Votes: 35
19. Rusalka (1977)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Magda Vásáryová, Milan Knazko, Premysl Kocí, Jaroslava Adamová
Votes: 65
20. Madama Butterfly (1975 TV Movie)
146 min | Drama, Music
A young Japanese geisha clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent marriage.
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns
Votes: 127
21. Don Giovanni (II) (1987 TV Movie)
191 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Claus Viller | Stars: Samuel Ramey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Gösta Winbergh, Paata Burchuladze
Votes: 66
22. Agrippina (2004 Video)
172 min | Music, Drama
Director: Tiziano Mancini | Stars: Véronique Gens, Philippe Jaroussky, Ingrid Perruche, Fabrice Di Falco
Votes: 10
23. Dardanus: Jean-Philippe Rameau (2015 TV Movie)
189 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Stéphane Vérité | Stars: Raphaël Pichon, Pygmalion, Karina Gauvin, Gaëlle Arquez
24. Atys (2011 TV Movie)
Fantasy, Music, Romance
Atys is a 'tragédie en musique' in a prelude and five acts. It was premiered at the royal court in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, January 10, 1676. Although this opera was met with indifference by ... See full summary »
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: Bernard Richter, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Emmanuelle de Négri, Nicolas Rivenq
Votes: 13
25. Turandot (1987 TV Movie)
134 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: James Levine, Éva Marton, Plácido Domingo, Leona Mitchell
Votes: 156
26. Platée (2002 TV Movie)
160 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Don Kent | Stars: Paul Agnew, Mireille Delunsch, Yann Beuron, Vincent Le Texier
Votes: 33
27. La Bohème (1982 TV Movie)
116 min | Drama, Romance, Music
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Ileana Cotrubas, Neil Shicoff, Marilyn Zschau, Thomas Allen
Votes: 37
28. Rodelinda (1998 TV Movie)
Drama, Music
Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Louise Winter, Andreas Scholl, Umberto Chiummo
Votes: 41
29. Il trovatore (2002 TV Movie)
139 min | Music, Drama
Director: Brian Large | Stars: José Cura, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Yvonne Naef, Verónica Villarroel
Votes: 40
30. Norma (1974)
160 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Pierre Jourdan | Stars: Montserrat Caballé, Jon Vickers, Josephine Veasey, Agostino Ferrin
Votes: 52
31. Il barbiere di Siviglia (1988 TV Movie)
159 min | Music
Director: Claus Viller | Stars: Gino Quilico, Cecilia Bartoli, David Kuebler, Carlos Feller
Votes: 51
32. Così fan tutte (1988 TV Movie)
176 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: Edita Gruberova, Delores Ziegler, Teresa Stratas, Ferruccio Furlanetto
Votes: 46
33.
The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977– )
Episode:
Un ballo in maschera
(1980)
149 min | Musical
Riccardo, governor of Boston at the end of the 17th century, falls in love with Amelia, wife of Renato, his secretary and intimate friend. Amelia returns Riccardo's love, but is discovered ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Katia Ricciarelli, William Wildermann, Judith Blegen, Julien Robbins
Votes: 31
34. Cavalleria rusticana (1982 TV Movie)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Turridu is spotted by his wife, Santuzza, returning from the home of his lover, Lola. He is also seen on the road by Lola's husband, Alfio. While he suspects nothing, Santuzza knows exactly... See full summary »
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Yelena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Fedora Barbieri
Votes: 237
35. Pagliacci (1982 TV Movie)
72 min | Music
The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Florindo Andreolli
Votes: 265
36. L'elisir d'amore (2005 TV Movie)
131 min | Music
Director: Karina Fibich | Stars: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Leo Nucci, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
Votes: 70
37. Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2000 - George Frideric Handel: Xerxes (Serse) - Dramma per musica (2000 TV Movie)
160 min | Music, Comedy, Romance
Director: Philip Behrens | Stars: Paula Rasmussen, Ann Hallenberg, Patricia Bardon, Marcello Lippi
Votes: 17
38. Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (2013 TV Movie)
233 min | Music
Mustafà, the Bey of Algiers, is fed up with his wife and resolves to discard her for someone with more exotic charms: an attractive Italian girl would be just the ticket.
Director: Tiziano Mancini | Stars: Alex Esposito, Mariangela Sicilia, Raffaella Lupinacci, Davide Luciano
Votes: 5
39. Mitridate, rè di Ponto (1986)
Musical, Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: Gösta Winbergh, Yvonne Kenny, Ann Murray, Anne Gjevang
Votes: 30
40. Orlando furioso (1990 TV Movie)
146 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Marilyn Horne, Susan Patterson, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Sandra Walker
Votes: 17
41. Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2019 TV Movie)
162 min | Music
Director: Myriam Hoyer | Stars: Dmitry Korchak, Carlo Lepore, Nino Machaidze, Leo Nucci
42. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (II) (2018 Video)
214 min | Music
Director: Patrizia Carmine | Stars: Anna Maria Chiuri, Andrea Concetti, Marianne Crebassa, Diana Damrau
43. La Partenope (2013 Video)
168 min | Drama, Music
Director: Gustavo Tambascio | Stars: Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano
44. Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (2016 TV Movie)
168 min | Music
Kostanze and 2 servants are captive of the Pasha, with Osmin as overseer. Pasha resists taking Kostanze by force. Belmonte nearly retrieves the captives. When Pasha learns Belmonte's father exiled Pasha from his homeland, things look dire.
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: Robin Ticciati, Sally Matthews, Edgaras Montvidas, Tobias Kehrer
Votes: 8
45. La Cenerentola (1988 TV Movie)
167 min | Comedy, Romance, Music
When the Prince changes places with his valet, Dandini, so he can discover the true nature of the ladies' hearts, he meets Cenerentola and they fall in love at first sight.
Director: Claus Viller | Stars: Angela Denning, Daphne Evangelatos, Walter Berry, Ann Murray
Votes: 17
46.
Mozart 22 (2006– )
Episode:
La finta giardiniera
(2006)
Musical
Director: Agnes Méth | Stars: John Graham-Hall, Alexandra Reinprecht, John Mark Ainsley, Véronique Gens
Votes: 7
47. Handel: Arminio (2018 Video)
168 min | Music
Germanian chieftain Arminio plans to repel a Roman invasion of his country, alongside his wife Tusnelda, and sister Ramise.
Director: Corentin Leconte | Stars: Max Emanuel Cencic, Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk, Pavel Kudinov, Gaia Petrone
48. Ariodante (2014 TV Movie)
200 min | Music
Director: Christophe Winckel | Stars: Sarah Connolly, Patricia Petibon, Sandrine Piau, Sonia Prina
49. Hippolyte et Aricie (2013 TV Movie)
186 min | Drama, Musical
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: William Christie, Ed Lyon, Christiane Karg, Sarah Connolly
50. Simon Boccanegra (II) (2002 TV Movie)
Music
Director: Anton Reitzenstein | Stars: Thomas Hampson, Cristina Gallardo Domas, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Boaz Daniel
51. Orlando furioso (2018 TV Movie)
155 min | Music
Director: Stéphane Vérité | Stars: Michela Antenucci, Francesca Aspromonte, Loriana Castellano, Lucia Cirillo
52. Il Giasone (2012 Video)
198 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Director: Matteo Ricchetti | Stars: Christophe Dumaux, Katarina Bradic, Robin Johannsen, Andrew Ashwin
53. The Royal Ballet: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (2017)
109 min | Music
Recorded live from the Royal Opera House, 2016
Stars: Gary Avis, Federico Bonelli, Alexander Campbell, Lauren Cuthbertson
54. Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981 TV Movie)
159 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
While waiting for Stella to conclude her performance in the opera house next door, Hoffman recounts his 3 tragic loves: Olympia the mechanical doll, Giulietta the courtesan, and Antonia the young consumptive.
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Luciana Serra, Agnes Baltsa, Ileana Cotrubas
Votes: 63
55. The Nutcracker - ROH, London 2022 (Ballet) (2022)
Drosselmeyer, a timeless magician and creator of mechanical toys and clocks, was once employed in a royal palace where he invented a trap that killed off half the mouse population. In ... See full synopsis »
Director: Peter Jones | Stars: William Bracewell, Bennet Gartside, Fumi Kaneko, Sae Maeda
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