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