Movies: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

  • 1983
    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut (1983)

    Manon Lescaut

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    "Manon", wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, "is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public." This turned out to be a truly prophetic statement since none of Puccini’s other world successes ...

    Manon Lescaut
  • 2011
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House) (2011)

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)

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    A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet is based on Lewis Carroll's famous story of Alice, an ordinary girl who one summer afternoon falls down a rabb...

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
  • 2008
    1984

    1984 (2008)

    1984

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    Inspired by one of the twentieth century's greatest novels, composer Lorin Maazel evokes Orwell's totalitarian nightmare, where "Big Brother" is always watching, and those guilty of "thoughtcrime" are condemned to face their worst fears in the infamo...

    1984
  • 2011
    Carmen in 3D

    Carmen in 3D (2011)

    Carmen in 3D

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    Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at Londons Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the worlds most popular opera. Bizets Carmen is packed with some of the best-loved and memorable music in all of opera. In this characteristi...

    Carmen in 3D
  • 2011
    MacBeth

    MacBeth (2011)

    MacBeth

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    Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself....

    MacBeth
  • 2022
    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)

    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023) (2022)

    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)

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    Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Pl...

    The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2022/2023)
  • 2007
    Carmen

    Carmen (2007)

    Carmen

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    Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and Carmen in this darkly passionate reading of one of the most popular operas. Kaufmann uses his burnished tenor and smouldering good looks to portray th...

    Carmen
  • 1968
    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker (1968)

    The Nutcracker

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    This historic performance from 1968 captures Rudolf Nureyev at the peak of his career. Nureyev's legendary performance makes this the definitive Nutcracker on video. Watch, and enjoy being transported with Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairies and the Nutcra...

    The Nutcracker
  • 2020
    Fidelio

    Fidelio (2020)

    Fidelio

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    Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) ...

    Fidelio
  • 2011
    Tosca

    Tosca (2011)

    Tosca

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    The star singers in this revival of the 2006 production were Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel; the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House were under the baton of Antonio Pappano, the Music Director of the Royal ...

    Tosca
  • 2015
    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet) (2015)

    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

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    The 2015 production of "The Nutcracker" by the Royal Ballet...

    The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)
  • 2012
    Puccini: Il Trittico

    Puccini: Il Trittico (2012)

    Puccini: Il Trittico

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    Il tabarro is a tale of jealousy and murder between Michele, his young wife Giorgetta and her lover Luigi, set aboard a barge on the Seine. Suor Angelica tells the story of the nun Angelica’s familial loss, sacrifice and suicide. Gianni Schicchi is...

    Puccini: Il Trittico
  • 2009
    La Traviata

    La Traviata (2009)

    La Traviata

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    Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a less...

    La Traviata
  • 1984
    Die Fledermaus

    Die Fledermaus (1984)

    Die Fledermaus

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    Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and this December 31, 1983, Covent Garden performance follows suit. An exceptional cast--led by Hermann ...

    Die Fledermaus
  • 2000
    Falstaff

    Falstaff (2000)

    Falstaff

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    The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected...

    Falstaff
  • 2022
    Beethoven: Fidelio

    Beethoven: Fidelio (2022)

    Beethoven: Fidelio

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    Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, David Butt Philip plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio...

    Beethoven: Fidelio
  • 2024
    RB&O Live 2024/25: The Nutcracker

    RB&O Live 2024/25: The Nutcracker (2024)

    RB&O Live 2024/25: The Nutcracker

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    Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Pl...

    RB&O Live 2024/25: The Nutcracker
  • 2015
    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)

    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House) (2015)

    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)

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    In Giuseppe Verdi's little-known early tragedy, a despairing father is torn between love for his family and his duty to a corrupt city. Jacopo Foscari, son of a 15th-century Doge of Venice, is convicted of murder and treason on a trumped-up charge. H...

    Verdi : I Due Foscari (The Royal Opera House)
  • 2006
    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty (2006)

    The Sleeping Beauty

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    Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best loved of classical ballets, combining in a single work all the enchantment and virtuosity that ballet has to offer. The royal court, the panoramic journey of the Prince to the overgrown castle, and...

    The Sleeping Beauty
  • 2006
    Giselle

    Giselle (2006)

    Giselle

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    Giselle is the quintessential Romantic ballet. Its title role, one of the most technically demanding and emotionally challenging in the classical repertory, is here danced by Alina Cojocaru, partnered by Johan Kobborg as Count Albrecht. This tale of ...

    Giselle