James Levine Movies
- 1979
Otello - The Met
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In an Opening Night performance for the history books, the great Plácido Domingo sings the title role of Verdi’s Otello for the first...
- 1993
Richard Wagner: Parsifal
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The Met production easily has the most beautiful staging, designed by Otto Schenck, who also produced the fabulous set for the Met's previous Ring...
- 1979
Don Pasquale
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This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met...
- 1990
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
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A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.
- 1981
Hommage a Sevilla
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Placido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting.
- 1979
Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
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Renata Scotto is the innocent Luisa, very much in love with Rodolfo (Plácido Domingo in one of his best roles). But he turns out to be the son...
- 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...
- 2012
The Metropolitan Opera: Wagner's Dream
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Wagner's Dream-the documentary highlighting the creative process and technical aspects involved in realizing Robert LePage’s production of the...
- 1983
Don Carlo
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Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy...
- 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...
- 1982
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
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As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s...
- 2010
Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
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When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the...
- 2001
Alban Berg - Wozzeck
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A deeply moving performance... one of those nights when it was a privilege to be at the Met." That's how the New York Times described the company's...