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
  • 2015
    Wagner: Tannhäuser

    Wagner: Tannhäuser

    Wagner: Tannhäuser

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    Met Music Director James Levine leads this Live in HD presentation of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, starring Johan Botha in the title role of...

    Wagner: Tannhäuser
  • 1985
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

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    Live Metropolitan Opera performance March, 1985.

    Tosca
  • 1983
    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
  • 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
  • 1997
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

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    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.

    Carmen
  • 1982
    Puccini: La Boheme

    Puccini: La Boheme

    Puccini: La Boheme

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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 Boheme
  • 2009
    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

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    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...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
  • 1983
    Don Carlo

    Don Carlo

    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...

    Don Carlo
  • 1996
    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

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    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996.

    Così fan tutte
  • 2000
    The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

    The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

    The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

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    A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.

    The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
  • 1978
    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

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    Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on opera's most popular double-bill.

    Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
  • 2010
    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

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    Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12...

    Wagner: Das Rheingold
  • 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
  • 1977
    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    La Bohème

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    Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous singers through the years. But with...

    La Bohème
  • 2010
    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]
  • 1983
    Ernani

    Ernani

    Ernani

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    Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her...

    Ernani
  • 1993
    I Lombardi - The Met

    I Lombardi - The Met

    I Lombardi - The Met

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    James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the...

    I Lombardi - The Met
  • 1993
    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal

    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...

    Richard Wagner: Parsifal
  • 1996
    The Transformation of the World Into Music

    The Transformation of the World Into Music

    The Transformation of the World Into Music

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    This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings in...

    The Transformation of the World Into Music