Opus Arte (Firm)
Series
Language
English
Description
Helena loves the arrogant Bertram, and when she cures the King of France of his sickness, she claims Bertram as her reward. But her new husband, flying from Helena to join the wars, attaches two obstructive conditions to their marriage - conditions he is sure will never be met. Featuring Olivier-award winning actress Janie Dee as the Countess of Roussillon, Sam Crane as Bertram, and Ellie Piercy as Helena.
6) The planets
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Lavish visualisation of Gustav Holst's orchestral masterpiece The Planets and Colin Matthews' additional movement Pluto, the Renewer features spectacular images which enhance the symbolic meaning attributed to each planet by the composer. Directed by Rhodri Huw, this memorable audiovisual experience enthralled a massive TV audience with a spellbinding blend of images filmed in many locations around the world (including New Mexico, Arizona and Scandinavia),...
9) Othello
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this production, Lucian Msamati makes theatrical history as the first black actor to ever play Iago at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
10) Gianni Schicchi
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Italiano
Description
In this new production, filmed live at the Glyndebourne Opera House, Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera.
11) Così fan tutte
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Italiano
Description
Two young officers are challenged by an older bachelor that their fiancées could be unfaithful if given the chance.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
None
Description
Acclaimed dancer-choreographer Akram Khan reimagines the classic ballet for the 21st century. Giselle has become a former garment worker, while Albrecht is a member of the wealthy factory-owning class. In an abandoned 'ghost factory' haunted by the memory of female migrant workers, many of them victims of industrial accidents, Giselle's desire to break the cycle of violence will lead to her reconciliation with Albrecht and his release from the retributive...
14) Manon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
None
Description
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory. Nicholas Gerogiadis's period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris Luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan's choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet's music. The impassioned pas de deux drive this tragic story and make it one of MacMillan's most...
15) Richard II
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years"--Container.
18) Eroica
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Period-drama depiction of the private, first performance of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony at the Lobkowitz Palace in 1805, the momentous musical event that prompted composer Joseph Haydn to remark "Everything is different from today."
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
Summer 1914. In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years. No sooner have they made their pledge than the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting the men with a severe test of their high-minded resolve.
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