Movies: Thomas Hampson

  • 2020
    Hadrian

    Hadrian (2020)

    Hadrian

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    Rufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous drowns in the Nile River. While matters of state encroach on his grief, and advisors clamour for war against a radical new threat to the Empire, Hadrian slips...

    Hadrian
  • 2008
    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs (2008)

    Massenet: Thaïs

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    When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to fly. And when the clash takes place in a glorious, but rarely performed, opera by Massenet, it’s a d...

    Massenet: Thaïs
  • 2005
    La traviata

    La traviata (2005)

    La traviata

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    Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between gen...

    La traviata
  • 1986
    A Village Romeo And Juliet

    A Village Romeo And Juliet (1986)

    A Village Romeo And Juliet

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    Delius' opera as film....

    A Village Romeo And Juliet
  • 2002
    Simon Boccanegra

    Simon Boccanegra (2002)

    Simon Boccanegra

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    One of the lesser known works by Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra is regarded by most opera lovers as one of his finest. The action takes place in the 14th century and deals with the political and personal rivalry between the corsair Simon Boccanegra...

    Simon Boccanegra
  • 1996
    Verdi: Don Carlos

    Verdi: Don Carlos (1996)

    Verdi: Don Carlos

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    Luc Bondy's 1996 production of Don Carlos was staged, recorded and filmed at the Chatelet in Paris. These seven performances were blessed with an all-star cast, loaded with important singers either starting their careers (Roberto Alagna) or at the he...

    Verdi: Don Carlos
  • 2017
    Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

    Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty (2017)

    Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

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    Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and melancholia. Performance, oral history, musicology, and biography combine to explore the life and mu...

    Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
  • 1993
    On the Town

    On the Town (1993)

    On the Town

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    A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in London in 1993, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and hosted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green...

    On the Town
  • 2005
    Verdi La Traviata

    Verdi La Traviata (2005)

    Verdi La Traviata

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    This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welser-Möst has many things to recommend it -- the young tenor Piotr Beczala as Alfredo, the marvelous Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont, the playing of th...

    Verdi La Traviata
  • 2001
    Macbeth

    Macbeth (2001)

    Macbeth

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    This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy to vivid life, characterized by spine-tingling atmospherics and a triumphant debut by American baritone Thomas Hampson in ...

    Macbeth
  • 2001
    Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

    Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings (2001)

    Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings

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    World-famous baritone Thomas Hampson hosts this tribute to Italy's best known and most beloved composer, Giuseppe Verdi. Tracing the life of one of opera's greatest luminaries, this documentary, shot on location in Italy and France, invites you to vi...

    Fly, Thought, on Golden Wings
  • 2014
    Arabella

    Arabella (2014)

    Arabella

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    2014 marks a year of celebration recognizing the 150th birthday year of the German late-Romantic orchestral, operatic and lied master composer, Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Arabella (premiered 1933, Dresden) was the last of the half dozen Strauss wor...

    Arabella
  • 1996
    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary (1996)

    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 could not stop watching these discs. Let me say this much; Levine has done for the Met, making it the p...

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
  • 2019
    Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

    Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live) (2019)

    Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)

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    Performance of Puccini's opera performed/streamed from Vienna on the 22nd February 2019...

    Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
  • 1994
    The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

    The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera (1994)

    The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

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    Conrad Susa's three-act opera with libretto by Philip Littell, is based on the scandalous 18th century novel by Pierre Chodelos de Laclos, a tale of decadence and revenge told entirely in letters. The plot of The Dangerous Liaisons revolves around th...

    The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera
  • 2013
    Verdi - Don Carlo

    Verdi - Don Carlo (2013)

    Verdi - Don Carlo

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    Verdi - Don Carlo
  • 2005
    Parsifal's Progress

    Parsifal's Progress (2005)

    Parsifal's Progress

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    A documentary about Nikolaus Lehnhoff's 2004 production of Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and clips of the live performances provide a documentary analysis of the opera on the qu...

    Parsifal's Progress
  • 2018
    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2018)

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

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    In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—dedicated its entire 2018 season to the iconic composer, conductor, performer, educator and humanitarian. The festivities culminated on ...

    Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
  • 2008
    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming (2008)

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

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    Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scenes from Verdi's Traviata, Massenet's Manon, and Strauss' Capriccio. She is joined by Ramon Vargas and Thomas Hampson....

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
  • 2006
    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni (2006)

    Don Giovanni

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    Don Giovanni's list of romantic conquests reaches into the hundreds. But his reputation as a lothario puts him in danger as the women he's betrayed -- and their suitors -- begin to seek revenge. A modern-day setting proves the timeless nature of Moza...

    Don Giovanni