Opera Movies

  • 2017
    Sarah Plays a Werewolf

    Sarah Plays a Werewolf

    Sarah Plays a Werewolf

    6.52017HD

    17-year old Sarah, filled with adolescent angst, is an extreme person who in her rehearsals with a theatre group is transformed until she is almost...

    Sarah Plays a Werewolf
  • 1941
    Tosca

    Tosca

    Tosca

    5.31941HD

    Non-musical account of Puccini's opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love, but the tyrant Scarpia desires Tosca and oppresses Cavaradossi who is...

    Tosca
  • 1981
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    11981HD

    Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes...

    Death in Venice
  • 2022
    7 Deaths of Maria Callas

    7 Deaths of Maria Callas

    7 Deaths of Maria Callas

    72022HD

    A meditation on the female body as a source of both power and pain that focuses on the tragic figure of renowned American-Greek opera singer Maria...

    7 Deaths of Maria Callas
  • 1935
    Do Not Forget About Me

    Do Not Forget About Me

    Do Not Forget About Me

    01935HD

    This rare 1935 film (the title translated means "do not forget me") features Beniamino Gigli as, of course, an Italian singer who warbles his way...

    Do Not Forget About Me
  • 2005
    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    La Clemenza di Tito

    02005HD

    This is an effective staging, though the set looks medieval and the costumes are modern. It’s well paced, well played, well sung. Jonas...

    La Clemenza di Tito
  • 1975
    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

    01975HD

    This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli...

    Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
  • 1937
    Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

    51937HD

    An Italian immigrant singer, Nino, hoping to succeed in Hollywood, falls in with a gang of crooks who use his talent to distract everyone at a party...

    Music for Madame
  • 1935
    Stars Over Broadway

    Stars Over Broadway

    Stars Over Broadway

    5.21935HD

    An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.

    Stars Over Broadway
  • 2011
    The Singing City

    The Singing City

    The Singing City

    02011HD

    Portrait about the planning and rehearsal of Richard Wagner's Parsifal directed by Calixto Bieito at the opera house in Stuttgart.

    The Singing City
  • 1960
    The Phantom of the Operetta

    The Phantom of the Operetta

    The Phantom of the Operetta

    6.51960HD

    Aldo and his girlfriend Lucy reopen an abandoned opera house, but find out that the place is inhabited by a group of Phantoms wearing the Claude...

    The Phantom of the Operetta
  • 1953
    The Beggar's Opera

    The Beggar's Opera

    The Beggar's Opera

    4.91953HD

    Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

    The Beggar's Opera
  • 1937
    Maytime

    Maytime

    Maytime

    6.21937HD

    An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

    Maytime
  • 1990
    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    Semiramide

    01990HD

    In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus. Her son, Ninius, disappears, believed...

    Semiramide
  • 2023
    Lili Elbe

    Lili Elbe

    Lili Elbe

    102023HD

    The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili...

    Lili Elbe
  • 1967
    Diptych

    Diptych

    Diptych

    61967HD

    A short film by Walerian Borowczyk in two parts. The first 'panel' follows the morning routine of Leon Boyer who, despite being almost 100 years old,...

    Diptych
  • 1977
    Curse of the Black Cat

    Curse of the Black Cat

    Curse of the Black Cat

    5.41977HD

    A notable opera singer tries to commit suicide because of a emotional breakdown. While hospitalized in a psychiatric clinic, her daughter cautiously...

    Curse of the Black Cat
  • 2013
    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

    Il Trovatore

    82013HD

    Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this production of Verdi's opera starring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo. The Count...

    Il Trovatore
  • 1941
    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    4.71941HD

    Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as...

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
  • 1926
    Torrent

    Torrent

    Torrent

    6.91926HD

    A young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman, and the girl's heart is broken when her sweetheart, the noblewoman's...

    Torrent