House of Ricordi
The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of the title, and the various composers and other...
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The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of...
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The plans of a publicity agent to put on a charity concert are nearly wrecked by a lawyer who wants to take over a restaurant, but the situation is...
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Italian singer Mario Vanni visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and fall in love with ballet dancer Linda Corina.
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An aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an Italian girl. He returns home to his wife, inspired...
See moreMaria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
At the beginning of 1964, the music world experiences something completely unexpected. Maria Callas returns to the opera stage as the prima donna...
See moreBefore Him All Rome Trembled
An opera singer hides an American soldier in his house in Nazi-occupied Rome.
See moreGiovanni de Medici: The Leader
Returned from exile where he accompanied his mother Caterina Sforza, Giovanni de 'Medici (1498-1526), becomes, under the name of Giovanni delle...
See moreCallas Assoluta
This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in...
See moreLa signora dalle camelie
A courtesan sacrifices her relationship with a youthful admirer after the man's father pleads with her. Adapted from Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera...
See moreFigaro, il barbiere di Siviglia
Cinematic version of Rossini's opera in which Count Almaviva wins the heart of beautiful Rosina with the help of Figaro, the barber of Seville.
See moreLa forza del destino
Film version of the Verdi opera about lovers on the run after the accidental death of the girl's father.
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A crafty barber acts as a go-between for a count in disguise and rescues Rosina from marriage with her guardian. An operatic comedy.
See morePagliacci
Pagliacci, is a 1948 Italian film based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Mario Costa. The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina...
See moreThe Beautiful Days of King Murat
For the past few weeks, revolt has been brewing in the Kingdom of Naples. The handsome Castelli is at the head of the conspiracy that wants to put...
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Giuseppe Verdi Pier Miranda Ferraro Tito Gobbi Laura Londi
See moreMaria Callas: Toujours - Paris 1958
The career of Maria Callas was just a bit too early and too brief to receive full and satisfying video documentation like that now being accorded...
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This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda....
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L'elisir d'amore
Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she is attracted to a dashing captain.
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