James Levine Movies

  • 1996
    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    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...

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
  • 1979
    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

    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...

    Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
  • 2010
    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

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    In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and Milnes - joined James Levine for a...

    In Concert at The Met
  • 2004
    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza

    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza

    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza

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    Switzerland's annual Verbier Festival has become one of the premier international musical celebrations, attracting a who's who of world-renowned...

    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza
  • 1982
    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

    Idomeneo

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    Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. During a squall at sea, Idomeneo -- the king of...

    Idomeneo
  • 1990
    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

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    A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
  • 1999
    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

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    Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an...

    Tristan und Isolde
  • 2011
    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    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...

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
  • 2006
    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met

    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met

    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met

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    Late Academy Award–winning director Anthony Minghella made his Met debut on Opening Night of the 2006–07 season, with a now-classic...

    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met
  • 1982
    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

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    "La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera....

    Puccini: La bohème
  • 2003
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio

    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,...

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio
  • 1980
    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

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    "La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial coronation ceremony while Mozart was at work on "Die...

    La Clemenza di Tito
  • 1981
    Hommage a Sevilla

    Hommage a Sevilla

    Hommage a Sevilla

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    Placido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting.

    Hommage a Sevilla
  • 2017
    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

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    The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Liudmyla...

    Verdi: Nabucco
  • 1991
    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

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    Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.

    Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 1985
    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

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    From the "James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met" DVD box set. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human...

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met
  • 2001
    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    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...

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
  • 1979
    Otello - The Met

    Otello - The Met

    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...

    Otello - The Met
  • 1981
    Verdi: Rigoletto

    Verdi: Rigoletto

    Verdi: Rigoletto

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    The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor....

    Verdi: Rigoletto
  • 1994
    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

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    Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci