James Levine Movies
- 1994
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
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Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.
- 1993
I Lombardi - The Met
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James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the...
- 2003
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
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Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge,...
- 1982
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser01982HD
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s...
- 1986
Lohengrin
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Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just what we have here. Is it possible for a...
- 1981
Il trittico
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A trio of operas in three short stories - the first a gruesome murder melodrama, the second is a passionate tearjerker, and the third is a dark...
- 2001
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
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James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...
- 1991
Un Ballo in Maschera
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Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
- 2015
Wagner: Tannhäuser
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Met Music Director James Levine leads this Live in HD presentation of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, starring Johan Botha in the title role of...
- 1996
The Transformation of the World Into Music
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This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings in...
- 1985
Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met
Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met01985HD
From the "James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met" DVD box set. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human...
- 1979
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
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John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a sensational cast come together to...
- 1993
Stiffelio - The Met
Stiffelio - The Met01993HD
Giuseppe Verdi's opera of religion, revenge and redemption gets the star treatment in this 1993 Metropolitan Opera production conducted by James...
- 1990
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
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A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.
- 1996
Così fan tutte
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Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996.
- 2008
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...
- 1996
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...
- 2010
Wagner: Das Rheingold
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Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...
- 2014
The Metropolitan Opera: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg
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James Levine leads a stirring performance of Wagner’s epic comedy, seen in Otto Schenk’s classic production. Baritone Michael Volle stars...
- 1997
La Cenerentola
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A timeless tale told in a florid bel canto style, Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story offers an ideal propellant for a virtuosic...