Glyndebourne Chorus

Filmography

Glyndebourne Chorus - filmography

La Cenerentola on DVD (2005)
Starring: Raquela Sheeran, Lucia Cirillo, Ruxandra Donose
Director: Peter Hall
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Acknowledged as one of the highlights of Italian opera master Rossini's ouevre, LA CENERENTOLA reworks the classic Cinderella fairy tale into a lovely, lush operatic production. Ruxandra Donose is stunning in the title role, and is ably supported by Raquela Sheeran, Lucia Cirillo, and Nathan Berg. ..read more »

73% from 95 members

Pique Dame - Tchaikovsky on DVD (1992)
Starring: Yuri Marusin, Nancy Gustafson, Felicity Palmer
Director: Graham Vick
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Graham Vick's production of Tchaikovsky's opera PIQUE DAME dates from the 1992 Glyndebourne Festival and features Russian singers Sergei Leiferkus, Dmitri Kharitonov and Yuri Marusin. The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus, conducted by Andrew Davis, provide the musical backdrop.

59% from 49 members

La Clemenza Di Tito - Mozart on DVD (1991)
Starring: Philip Langridge, Ashley Putnam, Diana Montague
Director: Nicholas Hytner
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From Glyndebourne's 1991 tribute to the Mozart bicentenary, a stellar cast, conducted by Andrew Davis, combine forces for a stunning production of Mozart's opera. Acclaimed director Nicholas Hytner's staging is faithful to the original while interpreting it with a modern sensibility.

62% from 68 members

Jenufa on DVD (1989)
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roberta Alexander
Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
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Janacek's early masterpiece, JENUFA depicts a harrowing domestic tragedy, the drama compounded in this Glyndebourne production by Nikolaus Lehnhoff's stage direction. Soprano Roberta Alexander stars as tragic Jenufa, accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis.

65% from 88 members

Kat'a Kabanova on DVD (1988)
Starring: Nancy Gustafson, Felicity Palmer, Ryland Davies
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An all-star production of Leos Janacek's opera in three acts performed by the Glyndebourne chorus and the London Philharmonic, under the direction of conductor Andrew Davis. A sparse and intense production depicting suffocating emotions that destroy a straight-laced, middle-class household.

59% from 54 members

L'Incoronazione Di Poppea on DVD (1984)
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Ewing
Director: Peter Hall
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Monteverdi's last opera tells the amoral story of Emperor Nero's love affair with the scheming, seductive Poppea. Performed by Glyndebourne Chorus and the London Philharmonic Orchestra; conducted by Raymond Leppard. Directed by Peter Hall. Subtitled. Sung in Italian.

58% from 67 members

Arabella on DVD (1984)
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ashley Putnam
Director: John Cox
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Featuring the Richard Strauss opera Arabella; conducted by Bernard Haitink. Directed by John Cox. An amorous comedy which tells the story of a woman betrothed to a wealthy landowner. Subtitled. Sung in French.

51% from 58 members

Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail - Mozart on DVD (1980)
Starring: Ryland Davies, Valerie Masterson, Lillian Watson
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A performance of Mozart's Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The opera tells the story of a rescue attempt made by Belmonte, whose fiancee has been abducted by pirates and sold to a harem.

60% from 29 members

Fidelio on DVD (1979)
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Director: Peter Hall
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A production of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' from the Glyndeboure Festival Opera in 1979. Bernard Haitink conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra. With a plot akin to a great Shakespeare lover's comedy, FIDELIO includes elements of cross-dressing, love triangles, and betrayal. Through it all though, an ..read more »

66% from 36 members

Falstaff - Giuseppe Verdi on DVD (1976)
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Pritchard
Director: Dave Heather
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Verdi's opera based on Shakespeare's character Falstaff who attempts to woo two wealthy married women in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.

58% from 34 members

The Rake's Progress - Stravinsky on DVD (1975)
Starring: Leo Goeke, Felicity Lott, Samuel Ramey
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A performance Stravinksy's Rake's Progress, inspired by William Hogarth's sequence of anecdotal pictures, which charts the rise and fall of Tom Rakewell after inheriting an unexpected legacy. Performed from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera; conducted by Bernard Haitink.

57% from 28 members

Idomeneo - Mozart on DVD (1974)
Starring: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Richard Lewis
Director: Dave Heather
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A production of Mozart's opera which follows the story of the King Of Crete who promises Neptune a life for saving his ship during a bad storm.

57% from 44 members

Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria - Monteverdi on DVD (1973)
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Director: Raymond Leppard
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Monteverdi's tale of love and steadfastness. Upon returning home from the Trojan War, Ulysses finds his wife ever faithful, but the palace full of suitors. She will accept only the man who can string the great bow of Ulysses. Taken from the closing books of Homer's epic tale. Bernard Haitink ..read more »

48% from 18 members

Macbeth - Verdi on DVD (1972)
Starring: Kostos Paskalis, James Morris, Josephine Barstow
Director: Dave Heather
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A performance of Verdi's opera 'Macbeth'. Josephine Barstow debuts as Lady Macbeth with Kostas Paskalis as Macbeth. John Pritchard conducts. Sung in Italian.

55% from 36 members

Don Giovanni - Mozart on DVD
Starring: Benjamin Luxon, Stafford Dean, Horiana Branisteanu
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The story of a man who has no sense of responsibility and who falls in love easily. Bernard Haitink conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performed at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1977.

47% from 7 members

Giulio Cesare - Handel (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Glyndebourne Chorus, Orch Of The Age Of Enlightenment, William Christie
Director: David McVicar
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Handel's interpretation of the story of Caesar who rescues Cleopatra.

78% from 121 members

La Cenerentola - 3.5 stars
Pique Dame - Tchaikovsky - 3.0 stars
La Clemenza Di Tito - Mozart - 3.0 stars
Jenufa - 3.5 stars
Kat'a Kabanova - 3.0 stars

Giulio Cesare - Handel - 4.0 stars
La Cenerentola - 3.5 stars
Jenufa - 3.5 stars
La Clemenza Di Tito - Mozart - 3.0 stars
L'Incoronazione Di Poppea - 3.0 stars

David McVicar - 4 times - show films
Dave Heather - 3 times - show films
Peter Hall - 3 times - show films
Trevor Nunn - 1 times - show films
none - 1 times - show films