House of Ricordi

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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Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi

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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Soho Conspiracy

Soho Conspiracy

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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The Firebird

The Firebird

Italian singer Mario Vanni visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and fall in love with ballet dancer Linda Corina.

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The Glass Mountain

The Glass Mountain

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...

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Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II

Maria 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...

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Before Him All Rome Trembled

Before Him All Rome Trembled

An opera singer hides an American soldier in his house in Nazi-occupied Rome.

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Giovanni de Medici: The Leader

Giovanni 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...

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Callas Assoluta

Callas Assoluta

This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in...

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La signora dalle camelie

La 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...

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Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia

Figaro, 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.

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La forza del destino

La 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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The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

A crafty barber acts as a go-between for a count in disguise and rescues Rosina from marriage with her guardian. An operatic comedy.

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Pagliacci

Pagliacci

Pagliacci, is a 1948 Italian film based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Mario Costa. The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina...

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The Beautiful Days of King Murat

The 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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Otello

Otello

Giuseppe Verdi Pier Miranda Ferraro Tito Gobbi Laura Londi

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Maria Callas: Toujours - Paris 1958

Maria 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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Rigoletto

Rigoletto

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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Mad About Opera

Mad About Opera

L'elisir d'amore

L'elisir d'amore

Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she is attracted to a dashing captain.

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