James Courtney Movies

  • 1997
    Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

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    John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose...

    Billy Budd
  • 1943
    Around the World

    Around the World

    Around the World

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    Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops...

    Around the World
  • 2015
    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

    Verdi: Macbeth

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    Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation in her first Met performances as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi’s...

    Verdi: Macbeth
  • 2008
    The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

    The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

    The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

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    Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted...

    The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth
  • 2009
    The Met — Tosca

    The Met — Tosca

    The Met — Tosca

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    Puccini’s musical thriller of lust, murder, and politics is one of the most dramatically riveting operas in the repertoire. Luc Bondy’s...

    The Met — Tosca
  • 1996
    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

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    This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I...

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
  • 1992
    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

    The Ghosts of Versailles

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    What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John...

    The Ghosts of Versailles
  • 1955
    Air Strike

    Air Strike

    Air Strike

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    Tasked with training a group of untested new recruits, a no-nonsense Navy commander faces a host of challenges as he attempts to transform the...

    Air Strike
  • 2008
    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

    Strauss: Salome

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    It is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome. Indisputably one of the greatest Salomes of our time,...

    Strauss: Salome
  • 1985
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

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    Live Metropolitan Opera performance March, 1985.

    Tosca
  • 1988
    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos

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    Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James...

    Ariadne auf Naxos
  • 1993
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

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    It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...

    Falstaff
  • 1984
    Simon Boccanegra

    Simon Boccanegra

    Simon Boccanegra

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    Live from the Metropolitan Opera: Simon Boccanegra

    Simon Boccanegra
  • 2008
    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

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    One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman...

    Manon Lescaut – The Met
  • 2010
    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

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    This production of Strauss’s most sumptuous work by director Nathaniel Merrill and designer Robert O’Hearn is almost as beloved as the...

    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
  • 1999
    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

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    Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an...

    Tristan und Isolde
  • 2008
    The Met - Tristan und Isolde

    The Met - Tristan und Isolde

    The Met - Tristan und Isolde

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    James Levine’s love for this monumental opera shimmers throughout this exciting performance. It was an afternoon to remember: Met favorite...

    The Met - Tristan und Isolde
  • 1982
    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

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    Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of...

    Idomeneo
  • 1992
    La Fanciulla del West

    La Fanciulla del West

    La Fanciulla del West

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    Giancarlo Del Monaco’s atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19th-century mining camp during the California Gold Rush. At the center...

    La Fanciulla del West