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U-Carmen (U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha)
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Rigoletto
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Hansel & Gretel: An Opera Fantasy
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Brilliantly acted and sung by the internationally acclaimed South African theater company Dimpho Di Kopane (DDK), U-Carmen is a stunning adaptation of perhaps the world's best-loved opera, Carmen. Re-imagined in the modern world of South African pool hall more...
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Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera of the trilogy that includes Il Trovatore and La Traviata, is without a doubt one of the most popular operas of all time. The lavish costumes and settings for this romantic and melodramatic feature film version more...
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This may well be the definitive production of one of the greatest fairy tales ever told. With brilliant imagination and technical wizardry this 1954 feature used stop-action animation and hand-sculpted dolls and sets to create a fantasy land of unearthly more...
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Cinderella Ballet
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Verdi: The King of Melody (Giuseppe Verdi)
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Mozart's Magic Flute Story: An Opera Fantasy
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This well-known fairy tale, set to dance over 150 years ago, did not achieve its enormous success until Frederick Ashton, inspired by the wistful and imaginative Prokofiev score (written in 1945) created Britain's first full-length ballet. more...
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This colorfully filmed drama of the life and loves of the great composer, Guiseppe Verdi, is played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of Verdi's successful and turbulent life, we hear more than 20 excerpts more...
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This skillfully abridged adaptation of Mozart's brilliant comic opera, performed by the Gewandhaus Orchestra, will delight the whole family. Features English narration specially written to guide viewers through the story. Lavish sets and costumes complete more...
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Tim Janis: Beautiful America
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Elliott Carter: Quintets and Voices
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Making Opera: The Creation of Verdi's La Forza Del Destino
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America's National Parks offer some spectacular scenery, and are documented to incredible effect in this fascinating, exploratory film narrated by George Clooney. Music is provided by Tim Janis, offering a fitting soundtrack courtesy of a fourteen piece more...
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Released in conjunction with the 95th birthday of American composer Elliott Carter, QUINTETS AND VOICES presents two of his quintets, two pieces for voice and ensemble, and two miniatures. more...
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A drama within a drama, witness two stories...the making of an opera and the opera itself. An exciting and revealing look into the world of opera, this film follows the day-to-day process of staging a grand opera during a 21-day rehearsal period.
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Moiseyev Dance Company: A Gala Evening
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A Bookshelf On Top Of The Sky
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Russia's most traveled troupe has broken box office records in more than 50 countries. Trained in classical ballet, folk dancing and acrobatics, their repertoire includes dances from all the former Soviet regions as well as from Poland, Mexico and Japan. more...
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Claudia Heurermann directs this fascinating documentary that examines the work of experimental composer John Zorn, including live footage of Zorn's projects Masada, Naked City, and Cobra as well as improvisations, classical works, and rare interviews. more...
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