James Levine Movies

  • 2008
    The Met - Tristan und Isolde

    The Met - Tristan und Isolde

    The Met - Tristan und Isolde

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    James Levine’s love for this monumental opera shimmers throughout this exciting performance. It was an afternoon to remember: Met favorite...

    The Met - Tristan und Isolde
  • 2004
    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza

    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza

    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza

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    Switzerland's annual Verbier Festival has become one of the premier international musical celebrations, attracting a who's who of world-renowned...

    The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza
  • 1982
    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

    Puccini: La bohème

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    "La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera....

    Puccini: La bohème
  • 1985
    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

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    From the "James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met" DVD box set. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human...

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met
  • 2017
    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

    Verdi: Nabucco

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    The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine. Liudmyla...

    Verdi: Nabucco
  • 2011
    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]

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    When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the...

    Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
  • 2008
    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

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    One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman...

    Manon Lescaut – The Met
  • 1994
    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

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    Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
  • 2001
    Alban Berg - Wozzeck

    Alban Berg - Wozzeck

    Alban Berg - Wozzeck

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    A deeply moving performance... one of those nights when it was a privilege to be at the Met." That's how the New York Times described the company's...

    Alban Berg - Wozzeck
  • 1993
    I Lombardi - The Met

    I Lombardi - The Met

    I Lombardi - The Met

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    James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the...

    I Lombardi - The Met
  • 1980
    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

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    "La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial coronation ceremony while Mozart was at work on "Die...

    La Clemenza di Tito
  • 1991
    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

    Un Ballo in Maschera

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    Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.

    Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 2001
    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

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    James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic...

    Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
  • 1984
    Francesca da Rimini

    Francesca da Rimini

    Francesca da Rimini

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    Live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Stage direction by Piero Faggioni.

    Francesca da Rimini
  • 2006
    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met

    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met

    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met

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    Late Academy Award–winning director Anthony Minghella made his Met debut on Opening Night of the 2006–07 season, with a now-classic...

    In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met
  • 1996
    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

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    This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I...

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
  • 1980
    Strauss: Elektra

    Strauss: Elektra

    Strauss: Elektra

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    It's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera performance of Elektra. Strauss and his librettist, Hugo von...

    Strauss: Elektra
  • 1982
    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

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    In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have...

    Der Rosenkavalier
  • 2010
    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

    In Concert at The Met

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    In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and Milnes - joined James Levine for a...

    In Concert at The Met
  • 1981
    Verdi: Rigoletto

    Verdi: Rigoletto

    Verdi: Rigoletto

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    The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor....

    Verdi: Rigoletto