Opera Movies

  • 2020
    In My Room

    In My Room

    In My Room

    62020HD

    Made during confinement, "In My Room" plunges us into the poignant story of a woman at the twilight of her life, through recordings of the director's...

    In My Room
  • 1949
    Long-Haired Hare

    Long-Haired Hare

    Long-Haired Hare

    7.0821949HD

    Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.

    Long-Haired Hare
  • 2002
    The 4th Tenor

    The 4th Tenor

    The 4th Tenor

    3.62002HD

    A restaurant owner falls in love with an opera singer and, desperate to impress her, travels to Italy to learn how to sing.

    The 4th Tenor
  • 1959
    For the First Time

    For the First Time

    For the First Time

    6.41959HD

    In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.

    For the First Time
  • 1998
    The Clown at Midnight

    The Clown at Midnight

    The Clown at Midnight

    4.51998HD

    Upon the reopening of the opera house where her mother was murdered, a teen and her friends become the targets of a deranged killer dressed in a...

    The Clown at Midnight
  • 1955
    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    Interrupted Melody

    5.51955HD

    Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian,...

    Interrupted Melody
  • 1941
    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    4.71941HD

    Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as...

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
  • 2013
    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    02013HD

    An open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the beach that inspired the opera. A small seaside community struggles...

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach
  • 1996
    Ruslan and Lyudmila

    Ruslan and Lyudmila

    Ruslan and Lyudmila

    5.51996HD

    Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's poem of a Russian tale. An evil sorcerer...

    Ruslan and Lyudmila
  • 2008
    1984

    1984

    1984

    62008HD

    Inspired by one of the twentieth century's greatest novels, composer Lorin Maazel evokes Orwell's totalitarian nightmare, where "Big Brother" is...

    1984
  • 2006
    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    6.32006HD

    During World War I, in an unnamed country, a soldier named Tamino is sent by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from the clutches...

    The Magic Flute
  • 2023
    Lili Elbe

    Lili Elbe

    Lili Elbe

    102023HD

    The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili...

    Lili Elbe
  • 1994
    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    8.51994HD

    In the 50's, in Paris, the neighbors Rodolfo and Mimi meet each other when Mimi's candle blows out in a cold and dark night. They immediately fall in...

    La Bohème
  • 2023
    John Adams: Nixon in China

    John Adams: Nixon in China

    John Adams: Nixon in China

    42023HD

    In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this...

    John Adams: Nixon in China
  • 1991
    Meeting Venus

    Meeting Venus

    Meeting Venus

    5.9211991HD

    Celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the...

    Meeting Venus
  • 1975
    Moses and Aaron

    Moses and Aaron

    Moses and Aaron

    5.81975HD

    A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate...

    Moses and Aaron
  • 1950
    Rabbit of Seville

    Rabbit of Seville

    Rabbit of Seville

    7.5561950HD

    Behind the Hollywood Bowl stage which is playing the opera The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny flees into the backstage area with Elmer Fudd in close...

    Rabbit of Seville
  • 1982
    La traviata

    La traviata

    La traviata

    7.181982HD

    This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...

    La traviata
  • 2024
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

    02024HD

    After a celebrated career as a composer of lighthearted operetta, Jacques Offenbach turned his hand to more serious fare—only to die before his...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
  • 2015
    Donizetti - La Favorite

    Donizetti - La Favorite

    Donizetti - La Favorite

    02015HD

    Donizetti's French masterpiece was in the hands of Italian conductor Antonello Allemandi. This maestro, a bel canto specialist, captured the fire and...

    Donizetti - La Favorite