Baritone Thomas Hampson narrates this overview of operatic treasures preserved on film. In addition to interviews, the two-hour documentary offers a rich clip compilation of legendary performers -- Conchita Supervia, Richard Tauber, Feodor Chaliapin, Maria Callas (a 1964 rendition of Puccini's "Vissi d'arte" at Covent Garden), Jussi Bjorling, ...
William Shakespeare's tragedy of love, jealousy, and murder was adapted for the operatic stage by Giuseppe Verdi, and this home video release preserves a stellar production of Verdi's interpretation. Staged in Germany in 1974, this version of Otello stars Jon Vickers as the jealous Moor, Mirella Freni as his wife Desdemona, and Peter Glossop as ...
The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Chorus combine to present this color-filmed version of the opera "Carmen." Film director Herbert von Karajan also serves as the conductor. Musically the version is good but often is plagued by uneven choreography. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
World renowned opera singer Jon Vickers is captured live on camera in three 1950s-era performances originally broadcast on Canadian television. The first broadcast, which originally aired on November 3, 1955, finds Vickers performing the role of Canio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. An excerpt from a December, 1954 broadcast finds Vickers essaying the ...
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