James Levine
Fantasia 2000
as Self - HostBlending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores...
Movie pageElektra
as ConductorThe Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera...
Movie pageDie Walküre
as Self - ConductorThe gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this...
Movie pageIl Trovatore
as uncreditedLuciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all...
Movie pageLa traviata
as ConductorThis “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where...
Movie pageLa Forza del Destino
as Self - ConductorLeonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who...
Movie pageOtello
as ConductorVerdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand...
Movie pageLa Bohème
as ConductorPuccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted...
Movie pageCarmen
as ConductorThis all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James...
Movie pageDon Carlo
as ConductorGhiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here...
Movie pageDie Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
as ConductorJames Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René...
Movie pageThe Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
as HimselfA documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.
Movie pagePuccini: La Boheme
as Self - Conductor"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most...
Movie pageGiuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Self - ConductorThis evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th...
Movie pageFalstaff
as Self - ConductorIt is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian...
Movie pageUn Ballo in Maschera
as ConductorVerdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
Movie pageRigoletto
as Self - ConductorA Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
as ConductorMozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200...
Movie pageIdomeneo
as ConductorOpera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982...
Movie pageMetropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
as Self - conductorThis tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here...
Movie pageLa Forza del Destino - The Met
as ConductorWith James Levine at the helm, Verdi’s multi-faceted masterpiece is revealed as a drama of...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: Das Rheingold
as ConductorIn the depths of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens guard the Rhinegold, a treasure of...
Movie pageL'Elisir d'Amore
as Self - ConductorJohn Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
as Self - ConductorIn celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour...
Movie pageAriadne auf Naxos
as uncreditedJessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera,...
Movie pageLa Traviata - The Met
as Self - ConductorJames Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings...
Movie pageSiegfried
as ConductorSiegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of...
Movie pageRigoletto
as Self - ConductorThe opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence...
Movie pageWagner: Das Rheingold
as ConductorRobert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course...
Movie pageBerlioz: La Damnation de Faust
as Self - ConductorRadiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky...
Movie pageThe Transformation of the World Into Music
as SelfThis film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television....
Movie pageTristan und Isolde
as Self - ConductorInspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is...
Movie pageRichard Wagner: Parsifal
as Self - ConductorThe Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also...
Movie pageBerlioz: Les Troyens
as ConductorBerlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus,...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale
as Self - ConductorDonizetti’s timeless comedy shines in Otto Schenk’s enchanting production, conducted by James...
Movie pageVerdi: Nabucco
as Self - ConductorThe legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo
as Self - ConductorMozart’s early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with...
Movie pageGluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
as Self - ConductorDirector and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg
as uncreditedJames Levine leads a stirring performance of Wagner’s epic comedy, seen in Otto Schenk’s classic...
Movie pageGiordano: Andrea Chénier
as ConductorThis live from the Met telecast from October 1996 of Giordano’s infrequently performed verismo...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: Wagner's Dream
as SelfWagner's Dream-the documentary highlighting the creative process and technical aspects involved...
Movie pageDer Rosenkavalier
as uncreditedIn this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed...
Movie pageFrancesca da Rimini
as ConductorLive performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera...
Movie pageDon Carlo
as ConductorDon Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels,...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
as Self - ConductorAs renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act...
Movie pageDas Rheingold
as ConductorFrom the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow...
Movie pageLa Clemenza di Tito
as Conductor"La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial...
Movie pageStrauss: Elektra
as ConductorIt's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera...
Movie pageThe Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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