1989 recording of the San Francisco Opera production of Mefistofele: Boito's retelling of Goethe's Faust
Píše sa rok 1781 a Antonio Salieri je dvorným skladateľom cisára Jozefa II. Keď na dvor príde Mozart, Salieri si s hrôzou uvedomí, že božský hudobný talent, ktorý si želal mať, dostal tento obscénny a zlomyseľný vtipkár. Salieri, ktorého žiarlivosť doháňa k zúrivosti, zorganizuje sprisahanie s cieľom zničiť Mozarta, na čo je ochotný použiť všetky dostupné prostriedky. Možno dokonca aj vraždiť. Podarilo sa Salierimu umlčať jedného z najväčších hudobných géniov sveta?
Malá Felicia vyrastá na francúzskom vidieku bez vlastnej rodiny a vášnivo miluje tanec. Spolu so svojím najlepším kamarátom Victorom, ktorý sa chce stať veľkým vynálezcom, vymyslia riskantný plán ako utiecť zo sirotinca. Túžia sa dostať do Paríža, veľkého mesta plného svetiel, v ktorom práve vyrastá Eiffelova veža. Felicia musí zabojovať ako nikdy predtým, prekonať samu seba a poučiť sa z vlastných chýb, aby si splnila svoj najväčší - stať sa primabalerínou v Parížskej opere.
Britskí letci sa omylom dostali nad okupovaný Paríž. A každý z nich požiada o pomoc, aby sa dostal na určené miesto.
V Hane a jej sestrách sa Allen znovu venoval svojim obľúbeným témam, ako sú zvádzanie, nedostatok lásky, láska k mestu, film ako balzam, či strach zo smrti – tu témam, ktorými sa zaoberal napríklad už aj v Annie Hallovej a Manhattane. Od uvedenia Annie Hallovej tak dosiahol najväčší okamžitý úspech – ako komerčný, tak aj v umeleckých kruhoch. Sám Woody, ktorý sa pri práci na svojich projektoch všetkým vonkajším zásahom vyhýba, nevychádzal z údivu, keď zistil, že sa tentoraz trafil do čierneho u kritikov aj u divákov: „Keď človek urobí úspešný film, začne sa pýtať sám seba, v čom som sa zmýlil? Musel som urobiť niečo, čo je buď pohodlné, alebo potvrdzuje predsudky strednej vrstvy alebo je príliš povrchné či prehnane citlivé.“
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose is translated into a modern-day story of a parachute factory worker and a stalwart GI named Joe who is about to go to flying school. Conflict arises when a prize-ring champ captures the heart of Carmen after she has seduced Joe and caused him to go AWOL.
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Set in a nightmarish Bardo, a place between death and rebirth, a tormented writer faces down demons of his own making. Forced to confront the darkest moment in his life, he mines fractured and repressed memories for a way out. A woman is at the center of all the writer’s afterlife encounters. She is the subject of his life’s greatest regret, and she materializes everywhere in this Otherworld. The writer cannot detach any thoughts of his life from her.
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Twenty-two year old Neuroscience student Wendy is in the midst of a transition from pre-med to performance when she is thrown into quarantine with her 17 year-old sister, April. Suddenly sharing a full-sized bed, the sisters struggle to make peace with their newfound living quarters. But, while editing April’s college essays, Wendy discovers her purpose–to help April find hers. Over fourteen days, the girls grow from acquaintances to artistic allies as they realize their unstoppable potential to pursue their passion. Based on a true story, this film was shot in Houston with an entirely Texan cast & crew. Creator Abby Tozer donated $2500 to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell young performing artists' scholarship.
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.
Mladá Američanka Millie Cantwellová vedie v Londýne pomerne pohodlný život. Je manažérkou fondu v investičnej firme, má impozantný plat, jazdí vlastným luxusným autom a vlastní krásny dom. Prekonala dokonca aj pracovný úspech svojho bývalého šéfa Charlieho, ale nezdá sa, že by mu to prekážalo, a ich dlhodobý vzťah je pomerne stabilný. Millie si však uvedomuje, že ju práca nenapĺňa, a to, čo celý život obdivovala a milovala, je opera. Jej snom je stať sa opernou speváčkou! Mille sa rozhodne opustiť svoju lukratívnu prácu i priateľa.
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
One of Borzage's last films. This tells the story of a little quaker girl's encounter with the greatest opera singer in the world at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Set ten years after the events at the Paris Opera House, the Phantom has fled to New York, where he lives amongst the joyrides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul, and their young son Gustave from Manhattan, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island... they have no idea what lies in store for them...
Bugs is in drag as the Valkyrie Brunhilde, who is pursued by Elmer playing the demigod Siegfried.