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1. Die Peter Alexander Show (1987–1995)

120 min

9.4

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Stars: Peter Alexander, Das Orchester Robert Opratko, Nicole Fendesack, Robert Opratko

Votes: 25

2. New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958–1972)

60 min | Music

9.2

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A series of televised classical music concerts by the New York Philharmonic. They were telecast on CBS and syndicated in over 40 countries. In 1958, they started under the leadership of ... See full summary »

Stars: New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Veronica Tyler

Votes: 65

3. Candide (1991 TV Movie)

148 min | Music, Musical

8.7

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All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Isn't it?

Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Hadley, June Anderson, Adolph Green

Votes: 73

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K. 626 (1971 TV Special)

64 min | Music

8.7

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Director: Hugo Käch | Stars: Walter Berry, Karl Böhm, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Gundula Janowitz

Votes: 11

5. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: Karajan or Beauty as I See It (2007)

TV-G | 86 min | Music, Musical

8.7

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Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Gundula Janowitz

Votes: 33

6. Das Rheingold (1990 TV Movie)

163 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

8.6

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'Das Rheingold' tells the story about Alberich's theft of the gold from the Rhine, the forging of the Ring of power and sets off a cascade of events that further develop in the subsequent operas of the Ring Cycle.

Director: Brian Large | Stars: James Morris, Siegfried Jerusalem, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Christa Ludwig

Votes: 100

7. Fritz Wunderlich - Leben und Legende (2006 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

8.6

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The tenor Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966) is considered the greatest singer of the second half of the last century.

Director: Thomas Staehler | Stars: Fritz Wunderlich, Thomas Hampson, Christa Ludwig, Barbara Prey

Votes: 12

8. Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (1972 TV Special)

67 min | Music

8.6

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Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Christa Ludwig, René Kollo, Leonard Bernstein

Votes: 12

9. The Salzburg Festival (2006 Video)

195 min | Documentary

8.5

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Two incomplete opera buffo fragments composed by Mozart three years before Figaro, Lo Sposo Deluso (The Deluded Bridegroom), which details the travails of a deluded bridegroom and L'Oca del... See full summary »

Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Wilhelm Backhaus, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Klaus Maria Brandauer

Votes: 35

10. Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969–1978)

90 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

8.4

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Peter Alexander presents specialties.

Stars: Peter Alexander, Gunther Philipp, Anneliese Rothenberger, Wenche Myhre

Votes: 48

11. Bernstein on Mahler (1985 TV Movie)

85 min | Documentary, Music

8.4

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Engrossing video essay by Leonard Bernstein commemorates the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Bernstein recorded a cycle of the Mahler symphonies and was clearly obsessed with ... See full summary »

Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Janet Baker, Leonard Bernstein, Walter Groenroos, Christa Ludwig

Votes: 13

12. Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff (1982 TV Movie)

136 min | Comedy, Music

8.4

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Director: Herbert von Karajan | Stars: Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Francisco Araiza, Piero De Palma

Votes: 26

13. Götterdämmerung (1990 TV Movie)

281 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

8.2

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In the final opera of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, the lovers Siegfried and Brünnhilde are torn apart by a pair of royal siblings who use magic and deception to gain their love and the magic ring.

Director: Brian Large | Stars: Hildegard Behrens, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matti Salminen, Christa Ludwig

Votes: 161

14. Così fan tutte (1970 TV Movie)

159 min | Music

8.2

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Wiener Philharmoniker and Wiener Philharmonia Chor Conducted by Karl Böhm Directed by Vaclav Kaslik

Director: Václav Kaslík | Stars: Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Olivera Miljakovic, Luigi Alva

Votes: 20

15. Die Walküre (1990 TV Movie)

244 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

8.0

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In the second part of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, two mortal strangers meet, pulled together by Wotan, king of the gods, until a decree from his wife forces his Valkyrie daughter Brünnhilde to step in and try to save the mortals.

Director: Brian Large | Stars: Hildegard Behrens, James Morris, Jessye Norman, Christa Ludwig

Votes: 101

16. Great Performances (1971– )

TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical

7.9

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Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.

Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo

Votes: 903

17. Was bin ich? (1955–1989)

Game-Show

7.9

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What am I? Cheerful professions advise with Robert Lembke.

Stars: Robert Lembke, Jacky Lembke, Annette von Aretin, Guido Baumann

Votes: 84

18. Madama Butterfly (1975 TV Movie)

146 min | Drama, Music

7.8

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A young Japanese geisha clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent marriage.

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns

Votes: 127

19. New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958–1972)
Episode: A Toast to Vienna in 3/4 Time (1967)

55 min | Music

7.8

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Waltzes by Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss, Beethoven, Mozart, and Mahler.

Director: Roger Englander | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, New York Philharmonic, Walter Berry

Votes: 18

20. Duels (2014– )

55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.7

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For 50 years, Berlin was the symbol of the Cold War. The city at the heart of the intelligence war between the US and the Soviet bloc. Thousands of KGB orCIA, agents observed each other, cogs in the biggest information war in history.

Stars: Annick Cojean, Jean-Noël Jeanneney, Robert Solé, Laurent Stocker

Votes: 44