Brian Large Movies
- 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...
- 2008
Manon Lescaut – The Met
Manon Lescaut – The Met02008HD
One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman...
- 1997
La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola01997HD
A timeless tale told in a florid bel canto style, Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story offers an ideal propellant for a virtuosic...
- 1969
Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes01969HD
This 1969 BBC production is about as close as we can get to a definitive version of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES, one of the greatest 20th Century...
- 1986
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus7.31986HD
Performances from Pamela Coburn, Brigitte Fassbaender, Janet Perry, Eberhard Wachter, the Choir und Ballet der Bayerischen Staatsoper, and the...
- 1993
Falstaff
Falstaff7.51993HD
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...
- 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...
- 1984
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts01984HD
The American Ballet Theatre, performing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, June 1983, led by Mikhail Baryshnikov, present Cervantes'...
- 2014
Arabella
Arabella02014HD
2014 marks a year of celebration recognizing the 150th birthday year of the German late-Romantic orchestral, operatic and lied master composer,...
- 2007
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin62007HD
The Wiener Philharmoniker mounts, and Andrea Breth stages, this 2007 production of Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin, starring Peter...
- 1983
Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut61983HD
The sets and costumes by Ponnelle are truly reflective of the 'grand style'. Plus the fact that the two lead characters are portrayed by top singers...
- 2012
Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos
Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos02012HD
Flemings voice might have been made for Ariadne and she achieved a great personal triumph in this production: The chief glory of the evening was...
- 2006
La Traviata
La Traviata82006HD
This superb 2006 production of the Los Angeles Opera's La Traviata stars Renée Fleming, who joins the ranks of the elite handful of sopranos...
- 1994
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci71994HD
Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.
- 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
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2007
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 200702007HD
- 2002
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades02002HD
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama, French: Pique...
- 1993
Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Richard Wagner: Parsifal101993HD
The Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also produced the fabulous set for the Met's previous Ring...
- 1986
Nabucco
Nabucco101986HD
Live performance from La Scala in Milan. Nabucco was the first production of the theatre's 1986-87 season.
- 1991
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert01991HD
A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz...