Opera Movies
- 2020
In My Room
In My Room62020HD
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...
- 1949
Long-Haired Hare
Long-Haired Hare7.0821949HD
Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.
- 2002
The 4th Tenor
The 4th Tenor3.62002HD
A restaurant owner falls in love with an opera singer and, desperate to impress her, travels to Italy to learn how to sing.
- 1959
For the First Time
For the First Time6.41959HD
In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.
- 1998
The Clown at Midnight
The Clown at Midnight4.51998HD
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...
- 1955
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody5.51955HD
Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian,...
- 1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob4.71941HD
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...
- 2013
Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach
Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach02013HD
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...
- 1996
Ruslan and Lyudmila
Ruslan and Lyudmila5.51996HD
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's poem of a Russian tale. An evil sorcerer...
- 2008
1984
198462008HD
Inspired by one of the twentieth century's greatest novels, composer Lorin Maazel evokes Orwell's totalitarian nightmare, where "Big Brother" is...
- 2006
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute6.32006HD
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...
- 2023
Lili Elbe
Lili Elbe102023HD
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...
- 1994
La Bohème
La Bohème8.51994HD
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...
- 2023
John Adams: Nixon in China
John Adams: Nixon in China42023HD
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...
- 1991
Meeting Venus
Meeting Venus5.9211991HD
Celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the...
- 1975
Moses and Aaron
Moses and Aaron5.81975HD
A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate...
- 1950
Rabbit of Seville
Rabbit of Seville7.5561950HD
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...
- 1982
La traviata
La traviata7.181982HD
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to...
- 2024
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann02024HD
After a celebrated career as a composer of lighthearted operetta, Jacques Offenbach turned his hand to more serious fare—only to die before his...
- 2015
Donizetti - La Favorite
Donizetti - La Favorite02015HD
Donizetti's French masterpiece was in the hands of Italian conductor Antonello Allemandi. This maestro, a bel canto specialist, captured the fire and...