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Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and...
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker"...
Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker
Le Nozze di Figaro at Drottningholm Court Theater
Le Nozze di Figaro
This biographical film of Czech composer Martinu is in two parts: the first part is a recurring dream; the second, a Freudian analysis of the dream.
The Mystery of Dr Martinu
Taped live at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev conducts this landmark production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece....
Verdi: La Forza del Destino
The war in the South Pacific, a country doctor in Colorado, victims of industrial pollution in a Japanese village — all were captured in...
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs their elegant Tai Chi-based dances to the music of J.S. Bach. Choreography by Lin Hwai-Min. This...
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: Moon Water
The world famous conductor reminisces about his life in a wide ranging discussion about his varied and successful career.
Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music
These six video segments (10 minutes each) were originally developed for broadcast on Channel 4 as the second installment in the larger, never...
A TV Dante (Cantos 9 to 14)
Live 2001 production from the Zurich Opera House of the classic Mozart/Da Ponte opera, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting and directed for...
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera House)
A documentary about the dancer Sylvie Guillem on her daily round of classes, rehearsals and peformances.
Sylvie Guillem Au Travail
Adaptation of "Der Prinz von Homburg"; recorded at the Bavarian State Opera.
Der Prinz von Homburg
A production of Mozart's opera recorded live at Zurich Opera House in 2000. Cecilia Bartoli leads an all-star cast including Roberto Saccà,...
Mozart: Così Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera House)
Live performance from the Opéra National de Lyon.
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Nancy Shade is persuasive as the awkward adolescent Marie, whose naiveté leads relentlessly to her downfall. Michael Ebbecke is sympathetic as...
Die Soldaten
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...
Elektra
The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition...
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude