Barokní opera

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Gérard Oury

Cast

Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Terry-Thomas

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Gérard Corbiau

Cast

Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pageantry of Verdi's Egyptian opera, presented here in a staging that is true to the original 1913 production, framed by obelisks and sphinxes and filled with chorus and dancers. Chinese soprano Hui He has won international acclaim for her ...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Gianfranco De Bosio

Cast

Hui He, Marco Berti, Ambrogio Maestri

"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera. This production, directed by the legendary Franco Zeffirelli, features José Carreras, Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto and Richard Stilwell. The opera is replete with extraordinary visual beauty as ...

Runtime

2h 5m

The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy Cavaliere Ramiro, is sung by Romanian mezzo Liliana Nikiteanu. Moretti's s...

Runtime

3h 7m