Brian Large Movies
- 1986
Nabucco
Nabucco101986HD
Live performance from La Scala in Milan. Nabucco was the first production of the theatre's 1986-87 season.
- 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...
- 1981
Nabucco
Nabucco01981HD
Set during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), King of Babylon, the opera tells the tale of Nabucco's fictitious daughters, Abigaille and Fenena,...
- 2002
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades02002HD
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama, French: Pique...
- 1986
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus7.31986HD
Performances from Pamela Coburn, Brigitte Fassbaender, Janet Perry, Eberhard Wachter, the Choir und Ballet der Bayerischen Staatsoper, and the...
- 1986
Lohengrin
Lohengrin01986HD
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...
- 1991
L'Elisir d'Amore
L'Elisir d'Amore9.51991HD
John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti. As the simple,...
- 2007
The First Emperor
The First Emperor02007HD
The incomparable Plácido Domingo began a new chapter in his legendary Met career when he created the role of Emperor Qin in the world premiere...
- 1989
Elektra
Elektra01989HD
Recorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra is one of the glories of...
- 1989
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)
Bluebeard’s Castle / Erwartung (The Met)01989HD
Bela Bartok's and Arnold Schoenberg's haunting excursions into the nightmare of the unconscious.
- 2008
Manon Lescaut – The Met
Manon Lescaut – The Met02008HD
One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman...
- 2009
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine82009HD
This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream...
- 1997
La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola01997HD
A timeless tale told in a florid bel canto style, Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story offers an ideal propellant for a virtuosic...
- 2018
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni02018HD
- 1993
Falstaff
Falstaff7.51993HD
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great...
- 2000
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House)
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House)02000HD
A production of Mozart's opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House in 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Saccà,...
- 1995
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra01995HD
This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to...
- 1990
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall01990HD
A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.
- 1995
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg01995HD
- 2012
Ariadne Auf Naxos
Ariadne Auf Naxos02012HD
Christian Thielemann conducts this Staatskapelle Dresden production of Richard Strauss' chamber opera. The opera follows events at the home of the...