Jeffrey Wells
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Giordano: Andrea Chénier
1996-11-09
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Overview: This live from the Met telecast from October 1996 of Giordano’s infrequently performed verismo gem is an absolute pleasure to watch and listen to and I highly recommend it. Nicholas Joel’s production is extremely elegant while at the same time being simple and uncluttered. Act I, for example, is dominated by an enormous gilt-framed mirror precariously tilted. I assume that it is a metaphor for the imminent downfall of the decadent aristocracy at the party given by the Contessa di Coigny. The costumes designs by Hubert Monloup are terrific. The prerevolutionary costumes in Act I are simply stunning each one individually tailored for the choristers and major performers.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1996-11-09
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Carmen
1997-03-25
Carmen
Overview: Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1997-03-25
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Un Ballo in Maschera
1991-01-26
Un Ballo in Maschera
Overview: Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1991-01-26
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Carmen
1988-12-12
Carmen
Overview: This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Levine, who brings out all the surging emotion and gripping drama in Bizet’s score. At the center of the story is Agnes Baltsa, whose smoky mezzo is tailor-made for the gypsy Carmen, an independent woman who glories in obeying only her own rules, but who is haunted by fate. Superstar tenor José Carreras is Don José, the solider from a small town who catches Carmen’s eye and is destroyed by his growing obsession with her. Samuel Ramey is the charismatic matador Escamillo, who lures Carmen away from Don José with tragic result. Leona Mitchell is Micaëla, the simple girl from Don José’s hometown who cannot save him. March 21, 1987 Matinee Broadcast.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1988-12-12
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Octagon
2018-04-06
Octagon
Overview: A man recalls a gruesome series of events as he attempts to separate his memories from delusions.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-06
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Il Trovatore
1988-10-15
Il Trovatore
Overview: Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour, trapped in an impossible situation by forces beyond his control. The sensational Dolora Zajick, only days after her Met debut, gives an incandescent performance as the demented gypsy Azucena, thirsting for revenge against Count Di Luna (Sherrill Milnes). Eva Marton is the passionate Leonora, desired by both Manrico and the Count, and James Levine brilliantly leads the Met’s orchestra and chorus in some of Verdi’s best-known music.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-10-15
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Richard Wagner: Parsifal
1993-04-07
Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Overview: 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 cycle. Kurt Moll is a wonderful Gurnemanz, but compared to his studio recording under Karajan a decade earlier it has lost some of its original velvety body and luster. As Parsifal, Jerusalem is starting to show some wear and tear on his voice at the Met in 1992 as opposed to his prime form at Bayreuth in 1981, but is still quite good; only Placido Domingo could compete with him in the role at that time.
Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1993-04-07
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