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Opera Australia - The Gilbert & Sullivan CollectionOpera Australia - The Gilbert & Sullivan Collection (The Mikado, The Gondoliers, HMS Pinafore, Patience, Trial by Jury) (1987)
A series of five light operas from Victorian England's most celebrated collaborators William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, performed by the cream…
OtelloOtello (Othello) (1986)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
Exemplary operatic film with Placido Domingo perfectly attuned to the tenor of the title character.
BalanchineBalanchine (1984) Recommended
Dir. Merrill Brockway
Renowned TV documentary about one of the most celebrated dance choreographers of the 20th century – George Balanchine – whose career…
CarmenCarmen (1984)
Dir. Francesco Rosi
Feat. Placido Domingo, Julia Migenes Johnson
The definitive Carmen on film has Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes Johnson perform against a scorching Spanish backdrop. Lorin Maazel conducts…
King LearKing Lear (1984) Recommended
Dir. Michael Elliot
Feat. Laurence Olivier
Made for Granada television, this magnificent version stars Laurence Olivier who, in the twilight of his career, gives a riveting performance as the…
Three of Us, TheThree of Us, The (Noi Tre) (1984)
Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Christopher Davidson, Ida De Benedetto, Gianni Cavina
Charming, though slender, portrayal of Mozart’s teenage life as the 14–year old musical prodigy spends a summer in Italy and starts to…
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (1983)
Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Kate Burton, Richard Burton, Eve Arden
From the Broadway Theatre Archive series, this is a filmed version of the 1970s revival of a 1932 Broadway version. Distinguished by extraordinary…
Magic Flute, The (Mozart) (1983)
Dir. August Everding
Feat. Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberova
Bayerischen Staatsoper. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Mikado, The (1983)
Dir. Rodney Greenberg
Top–flight version (with William Conrad, Kate Flowers, Clive Revill and the LSO) of perhaps the best Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The…
Verdi - RigolettoVerdi - Rigoletto (1983)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Feat. Luciano Pavarotti
A splendid version of Verdi's darkly tragic opera, shot on location, with Pavarotti playing the Duke of Mantua.

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