Eugène Scribe Trailers
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Most Popular Eugène Scribe Trailers
Total trailers found: 49
Maskeradbalen Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
Göran Gentele's production of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera premiered on television on New Year's Day 1965.
Les Vêpres siciliennes Trailer (2013)
30 October 2013
The French have occupied Sicily, and Hélène is held hostage by Montfort, the French governor, who has had her brother executed.
L'Elisir d'Amore Trailer (1991)
11 November 1991
John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti.
Fra Diavolo Trailer (1912)
01 July 1912
Based on the opéra comique of the same name, the film follows the exploits of Italian brigand Fra Diavolo.
Le Comte Ory Trailer (1997)
20 July 1997
Glyndebourne's intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini's third French opera, a sparkling medieval comedy of lust and chastity.
Bellini: La Sonnambula Trailer (2009)
21 March 2009
Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her fiancé—asleep in the bedroom of a stranger.
Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1991)
26 January 1991
Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1975)
27 July 1975
This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia), Piero Cappucili (Renato), Patricia Payne (? - the booklet or DVD fails to credit the singer) (Ulrica) and Claudio Abbado in the pit: all at their peak, you just simply cannot go wrong when purchasing this DVD.
Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1980)
14 February 1980
Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.
Adrienne Lecouvreur Trailer (1938)
28 October 1938
Adrienne Lecouvreur is an acclaimed actress who falls in love with Polish prince Maurice de Saxe, only to be poisoned by a jealous rival while Maurice is away at war.
The Dumb Girl of Portici Trailer (1916)
30 January 1916
Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.
Robert le Diable Trailer (2012)
30 December 2012
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, December 2012. Daniel Oren conducting Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus.
Meyerbeer: L'Africaine Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
This was a 1988 revival of a 1971 production that teamed Domingo (Vasco da Gama) and Verrett (Selika - both then very much in their prime) in Meyerbeer's discursive swan-song.
Le comte Ory Trailer (2011)
09 April 2011
Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself first as a hermit and then as a nun in order to gain access to the virtuous Countess Adele, whose brother is away at the Crusades.
Le comte Ory Trailer (2013)
23 January 2013
Cecilia Bartoli stars in this ebullient Zurich Opera House production of Rossini’s first French-language comedy opera described by the international press as “pure, unadulterated fun” and reminds us of her comic gifts and her naturalness as a stage actor — as well as her total sympathy with the music of Rossini.
Adriana Lecouvreur Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
Starring Angela Gheorghiu as the celebrated French actress Adriana Lecouvreur and Jonas Kaufmann as her lover Maurizio, Count of Saxony, Cilea s verismo drama explores celebrity, romance, jealousy, and death.
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots Trailer (1990)
01 October 1990
Joan Sutherland's farewell performance to the operatic stage offsets this story of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and the magnificence of 16th century France.
La Juive Trailer (2003)
01 December 2003
Live performance from Wiener Staatsoper, 2003. Vjekoslav Šutej conducting Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper.
Bolshoi Theatre: Marco Spada's ballet Trailer (2014)
30 March 2014
Marco Spada was created at the Paris Opera in 1857 with choreography from Joseph Mazilier and music adapted from Daniel Auber’s comic opera of Marco Spada.
L'Elisir d'Amore Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore in a colorful version signed Annabel Arden. A pastoral romance between Adina, the rich and gorgeous landowner, and Nemorino, a simple peasant, L'Elisir d'amore sets Tristan and Iseult's love potion at the center of the action.
Adriana Lecouvreur Trailer (1989)
02 June 1989
Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur concerns a doomed love based on a real story about an actress involved in a famous love triangle.
Dream of Love Trailer (1928)
01 December 1928
A duke has deposed Prince Mauritz's father, so Mauritz spends his time in affairs with a countess, the duke's wife and a gypsy girl Adrienne.
I Vespri Siciliani Trailer (1986)
17 July 1986
I Vespri Siciliani must me Verdi's most underrated masterpiece. Most people are put off by the fact that it has 5 acts, therefore they conclude that it must be incredibly long.
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore Trailer (2012)
13 October 2012
Anna Netrebko as the beautiful and wealthy Adina leads the cast in Barlett Sher’s production of Donizetti’s charming comedy, first seen on Opening Night of the Met’s 2012–13 season.
The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (2012)
08 December 2012
David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir.
The Bleeding Nun Trailer (2019)
04 September 2019
This Blu-ray is a splendid record of a creative production with terrific voices and direction, as good as the Met's videos any day.
Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera - Salvatore Licitra, Maria Guleghina, Riccardo Muti, Teatro alla Scala Trailer (2001)
01 August 2001
Conducted by Riccardo Muti, the master of the Scala in Milan for twenty years, the Verdian melodrama unfolds before our eyes.
Fra Diavolo Trailer (1931)
17 March 1931
A sympathetic bandit chief supports the cause of freedom in Naples against the Bourbon King Ferdinand.
This Wine of Love Trailer (1947)
31 January 1947
Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she is attracted to a dashing captain.
Devil-May-Care Trailer (1929)
27 December 1929
A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.
A Glass of Water Trailer (1923)
01 February 1923
London at the time of the War of the Spanish Succession. Queen Anne's followers are divided into two factions: one side, led by Lord Bolingbroke, is pushing for peace talks and a quick reconciliation with France; the other side, led by the influential Duchess of Marlborough, is in favor of continuing the war.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of Love Trailer (2018)
07 July 2018
Donizetti’s bubbly romantic comedy about a spunky landowner, a hapless peasant, and the dubious love potion that may or may not bring them together never fails to delight audiences.
I vespri Siciliani Trailer (1990)
02 January 1990
The story revolves around a Sicilian rebellion against the French, fueled by themes of oppression, freedom, and the personal costs of conflict.
Opéra National de Paris: Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots Trailer (2018)
04 October 2018
Les Huguenots is a monumental fresco featuring various impossible loves in the context of the Saint Bartholomew Massacre.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Sonnambula Trailer (2025)
18 October 2025
Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found.
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera Trailer (2011)
01 October 2011
In Boston, at the governor’s palace. The courtiers, divided into friends and foes—including Tom and Samuel—await the arrival of the governor, Count Riccardo di Warwick.
I vespri siciliani Trailer (2010)
20 October 2010
In March 1282, in Palermo during the Easter celebrations. Duchess Hélène, whose brother has been sentenced to death, is forced by a French soldier to sing.
A Glass of Water Trailer (1979)
25 August 1979
When a small state is threatened with capture by a much stronger one, only one thing can save it: the emergence of a competitor comparable to the invader.
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore Trailer (2014)
21 July 2014
Rolando Villazon's Baden Baden version of the Donizetti's opera set as an early Hollywood shoot of a western.
L'Elisir d'Amore Trailer (1981)
02 March 1981
The Metropolitan Opera performance of L'Elisir d'Amore is conducted by Nicola Rescigno and features Luciano Pavarotti in the title role.
Robert le Diable Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
TV broadcast of Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera from L'Opera de Paris 1985.
Manon Lescaut Trailer (1990)
01 September 1990
A Pierre Jourdan production of Daniel Auber's opera at the Theatre imperial de Compiegne. Patrick Fournillier conducts the Orchestre sinfonietta de Picardie.
I Vespri Siciliani Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
The opening work of the 2019-2020 season of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma was Verdi's grand opera based on a historical uprising Sicily in 1282.
