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- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsFanny ArdantJeremy IronsJoan PlowrightThe last days of legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
- DirectorTony PalmerStarsJohn ArdoinBikiJacques BourgeoisDocumentary about opera diva Maria Callas.
- 1977–8.4 (46)TV EpisodeDirectorKirk BrowningStarsTatiana TroyanosPlácido DomingoIsola JonesA "Live from the Met" broadcast of the opera, on a double bill with its frequent "partner", Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana".
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsYelena ObraztsovaPlácido DomingoRenato BrusonTurridu is spotted by his wife, Santuzza, returning from the home of his lover, Lola. He is also seen on the road by Lola's husband, Alfio. While he suspects nothing, Santuzza knows exactly what's happened. Ever loyal, though, she decides to confront her husband instead of telling Alfio.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsBryn TerfelRenée FlemingPaul GrovesDon Giovanni is the man every woman wants, and every man wants to be. But when he commits murder in his pursuit of women and pleasure, and later insults the statue of the man he killed, there is Hell to pay.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsSamuel RameyCarol VanessJerry Hadley
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsPaul PlishkaBruno PolaFrank Lopardo
- 1977– 2h 21m9.2 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsTeresa StratasPlácido DomingoLuciano PavarottiA jealous husband and his wife in a theatrical company.
- DirectorCarlo BattistoniStarsMarcelo ÁlvarezNatale De CarolisMatteo PeironeDuring the 1830s in Paris, a group of starvjng artists share poverty, happiness, love, sickness, death, and grief.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRichard StilwellJosé CarrerasJames MorrisStarving artist and consumptive seamstress fall in love, have trouble maintaining the relationship. His painter friend also has romantic troubles with his ambitious grisette.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsTeresa StratasPlácido DomingoCornell MacNeilVioletta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a short time. However, Alfredo's father, Giorgio, starts to interfere, concerned that Violetta's bad reputation will affect the marriage prospects of Alfredo's sister. Violetta reluctantly leaves Alfredo, but his love is so strong that it leads him to actions that have tragic consequences.
- DirectorGeorge BlumeStarsAlessandro BattiatoMina BlumCarlo BosiPuccini's Madama Butterfly - the composer's self-proclaimed favourite work and certainly one of the most beloved operas in the repertoire - is brought to life at the worldfamous Arena di Verona. This opulent production, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is sung by a cast of excellent singer-actors and conducted by long-established Arena di Verona conductor Daniel Oren with all the splendour that a Puccini opera demands.
- StarsMaria CallasRenato CioniTito GobbiFew of Maria Callas's performances were filmed, so these two gala concerts recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1962 and 1964 are special. On 4 November 1962, it was before an excited audience that she appeared unexpectedly in a live television transmission of a concert with several other performers. She was in excellent vocal condition, which reassured her fans, who had heard rumors that she was vanishing from the stage to be with Aristotle Onassis or because her voice was failing. Callas sings "Tu che le vanita" from Verdi's Don Carlo and the flirtatious gypsy girl's role in the Habanera and the Seguedille from Bizet's Carmen. In 1963 Callas occasionally recorded for EMI in Paris, but her last triumph was her appearance in Puccini's Tosca at Covent Garden in 1964. The director was Franco Zeffirelli and singing in the role of Scarpia was baritone Tito Gobbi.
- DirectorTony PalmerStarsMaria CallasGiuseppe Di StefanoCarlo Maria GiuliniA decade after his original film on her, Tony Palmer returns to the subject of Maria Callas, this time for ITV's flagship arts show.
- DirectorAlan LewensAlastair MitchellStarsMaria CallasGiuseppe Di StefanoCarlo Maria GiuliniMaria Callas: Life and Art is a brilliant documentary of opera diva Maria Callas. The documentary includes extensive interviews with her friends and colleagues, as well as performance footage.
- DirectorSteve ColeStarsMaria CallasJudi DenchPlácido DomingoDocumentary about the legendary Diva Maria Callas.
- DirectorBrigitte CarreauAlain FerrariStarsMaria CallasFedora BarbieriNicola BenoisPortrait of American-born Greek soprano Maria Callas with excerpts from the following programs or films: "Grande Nuit de l'Opéra 1958", "Trois Jours avec Maria Callas", "L'invité du Dimanche", and "Médée" (1969) by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (10)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRenée FlemingMarco ArmiliatoGriff BraunKeeping 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.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsPlácido DomingoKatia RicciarelliJustino DíazVerdi's famous opera is brought to life in this production. The immortal tale of the noble Moor and his beautiful young wife, and of his lieutenant, whose jealousy and lust for power lead him to commit the ultimate treason.
- StarsPlácido DomingoMirella FreniPiero CappuccilliThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJon VickersRenata ScottoCornell MacNeilThe Metropolitan Opera's first live telecast of the 1978-79 season, and the first presentation of Verdi's "Otello" ever on the "Live from the Met" PBS TV series.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsPlácido DomingoGilda Cruz-RomoSherrill MilnesPlacido Domingo's first performance of the role on US live TV.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsTeresa StratasPlácido DomingoJuan PonsThe story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio.
- DirectorSteve ColeStarsAlan YentobDaniel BarenboimJosé CarrerasLegendary opera singer Placido Domingo looks back on his career as he embarks on his first role as a baritone.
- 2006– 3h 7mNot Rated8.2 (24)TV Episode
- 2006– 2h 30mNot Rated6.9 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsNicola LuisottiRenée FlemingLudovic TézierImagine a world where taste and sensitivity have been overrun by gaudy excess and marketing hyperbole, where Puccini's quiet, intimate love-story can at last be told with A Cast of Thousands and a Real, Live Military Marching Band.
- 2006– Not Rated7.8 (19)TV Episode
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsAndris NelsonsPatricia RacetteMaria GuleghinaTo win the hand of Princess Turandot, suitors must first answer her three riddles, but an incorrect answer sends the suitor to the executioner. A stranger with no name, who no-one knows, tries. Will he win her hand, or lose his head?
- DirectorSusan FroemkeStarsJamie BartonKiera DuffyMichael FabianoAn engrossing behind-the-scenes quasi-documentary as 10 hopefuls vie for a spot on the Met's roster.
- 1977– 4h9.1 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineLeo NucciCheryl StuderStars of the Met perform Verdi: Rigoletto (Act III), Verdi: Otello (Act III), and J.Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Act II).
- StarsMetropolitan Opera ChorusJames LevineMetropolitan Opera OrchestraThis is the 1977 television recording of the Rise and Fall of Managing by Kurt Weill
- StarsMetropolitan Opera OrchestraMetropolitan Opera ChorusMetropolitan Opera BalletLive performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsHildegard BehrensPlácido DomingoCornell MacNeilAn opera in three acts about an escaped political prisoner, a prima donna, and the brutal chief of the secret police.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJames LevineÉva MartonPlácido Domingo
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsGhena DimitrovaSergio BertocchiKurt RydlIn China, Prince Calaf falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot.
- DirectorRoger BenamouStarsMaria CallasTito GobbiAlbert Lance
- 1969–TV Episode
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJuan PonsLuciano PavarottiJohn Hanriot