Francesco Maria Piave Movie Trailers
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Trailer (1985)
13 July 1985
The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants.
La traviata Trailer (1982)
07 October 1982
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to it in the first six week.
Teatro alla Scala: La Traviata Trailer (2013)
07 December 2013
One of his most sublime compositions, Verdi’s ode to love and sacrifice is adored the world over. Cutting-edge director and designer Dmitri Tcherniakov’s captivating production is set in the present day.
Broadway Gondolier Trailer (1935)
27 July 1935
A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Verdi La Traviata Trailer (2005)
04 February 2005
This DVD of a live 2005 performance from the Zürich Opera under the musical direction of Franz Welser-Möst has many things to recommend it -- the young tenor Piotr Beczala as Alfredo, the marvelous Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont, the playing of the Zurich Opera orchestra, the simple but effective sets by by Erich Wonder, the uncluttered stage direction by Jürgen Flimm.
Giuseppe Verdi: I due Foscari Trailer (2016)
25 February 2016
In 15th-century Venice, Jacopo Foscari, son of the Doge of Venice Francesco Foscari, is to be tried by the Council of Ten for a crime of which he claims to be innocent.
Verdi: Rigoletto Trailer (1981)
15 December 1981
The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata Trailer (2012)
14 April 2012
Willy Decker’s stunning production of Verdi’s unforgettable drama stars the riveting singing actress Natalie Dessay as Violetta.
Verdi: Rigoletto Trailer (1982)
24 January 1982
Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. He has a hunch-back and he's rather unattractive, but he's good at his job of humiliating the courtiers for the amusement of the Duke.
Giuseppe Verdi : La forza del destino Trailer (2011)
02 February 2011
Donna Leonora, daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, is about to flee secretly with her lover Don Alvaro (son of the Viceroy of Mexico and an Inca princess).
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata Trailer (2012)
30 October 2012
La Traviata, one of the world's best-loved romantic operas is performed under the stars on a floating, mirrored stage in Sydney Harbor, with the city, Opera House and Harbor Bridge acting as a stunning backdrop.
La Traviata im Hauptbahnhof Zürich Trailer (2008)
30 September 2008
Never seen before: an opera in Zurich station, amidst the throngs of passengers. When lyrical art comes down from its pedestal to meet the public.
La Forza del Destino Trailer (1984)
23 March 1984
Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies.
The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth Trailer (2008)
13 April 2008
Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted level it’s still a powerfully dramatic opera that hews closely to the original’s story line.
Verdi: La forza del destino Trailer (2022)
18 February 2022
Melodramma in four acts, recorded at 4th of June at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Staged by La Fura del Baus, conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma) Trailer (2008)
06 October 2008
In Italy, in Mantua and its surroundings, in the 16th century. Although newly in love, the Duke of Mantua extols infidelity.
Verdi: Ernani Trailer (2005)
03 May 2005
Part of Tutto Verdi series - Ernani (2005) Parma. 'Ernani' is an operatic dramma lirico in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play 'Hernani' by Victor Hugo.
Verdi: I due Foscari Trailer (2009)
08 October 2009
Jacopo, son of Doge Francesco Foscari, was accused of murder and banished from Venice. Longing for his homeland, he writes to the Duke of Milan asking him to intercede with the city council.
Verdi: Stiffelio Trailer (2012)
18 April 2012
In Germany, at the castle of the Count of Stankar, on the banks of the Salzbach and in the vicinity of Salzburg, in the early 19th century.
Verdi: La Traviata Trailer (2012)
04 April 2012
Around 1850, in Paris. At a soirée, Alfredo Germont, a young man from a respectable Provençal family, falls in love with Violetta Valéry, a courtesan.
Royal Opera House: La Traviata Trailer (2009)
05 July 2009
Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned voice that is capable of wringing the finest emotions out of works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky that from a lesser singer could sound rather cold and clinical.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata Trailer (2017)
11 March 2017
La Traviata’s sumptuous melodies and timeless depiction of doomed love have made the work a favorite of generations of operagoers.
The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth Trailer (2014)
11 October 2014
Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation with her riveting performance as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi's retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy.
Verdi: Il corsaro Trailer (2008)
19 October 2008
The corsair Corrado, having taken refuge on an island in the Aegean Sea, decides to launch an expedition against the Muslims, during which he is taken prisoner.
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Trailer (2010)
23 March 2010
In the 14th century, Genoa was torn apart by strife between the patricians and the plebeians. The sailor Simon Boccanegra and his lover Maria Fiesco bore the brunt of these internal conflicts: Maria’s father was none other than the city’s doge, the patrician Jacopo Fiesco.
The Lost One Trailer (1947)
22 December 1947
A courtesan sacrifices her relationship with a youthful admirer after the man's father pleads with her.
Verdi: La traviata Trailer (2015)
29 June 2015
Alfredo, a young man from the provinces, falls in love with Violetta, the stylish toast of Paris. But she’s not the marrying kind – at least not until now.
Rigoletto a Mantova Trailer (2010)
04 September 2010
The tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda.
Rigoletto - Semperoper Dresden Trailer (2008)
21 June 2008
Both Florez and Diana Damrau brought their bel canto expertise and superb vocalism to the service of Verdi's music.
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Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera] Trailer (2011)
22 February 2011
When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the fiery revolutionary Gabriele Adorno, a tenor part.
Verdi La Forza del Destino Trailer (2014)
10 June 2014
This performance of 2014 can be considered as a reference on account of the quality of the vocal material involved and because the daring staging of Austrian Martin Kušej is rich in meaning within the context of the global challenges of today.
Simon Boccanegra - Teatro La Scala Milano Trailer (2010)
16 April 2010
Opera di Giuseppe Verdi a Milano.
Rigoletto Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.
Verdi: Rigoletto Trailer (2015)
05 January 2015
Grand festivities are held at the court of the Duke of Mantua. But the community which enjoys itself no longer knows values and amuses itself out of deadly boredom.
Macbeth Trailer (1979)
30 June 1979
Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett lead Verdi’s sombre masterpiece, drawn from one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies.
The ROH Live: Rigoletto Trailer (2017)
14 December 2017
Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke’s victims for his irreverent laughter.
I Due Foscari - Verdi Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
I due Foscari was Verdi's sixth opera and based on Lord Byron's play The Two Foscari. Rich in intrigue, the plot tells of the final days of the famous Venetian doge, Francesco Foscari, and his illegal overthrow in 1457.
Rigoletto (Teatro Massimo di Palermo) Trailer (2018)
01 January 2018
New production of Rigoletto at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, co-produced with the Teatro Regio in Turin, the Opéra de Wallonie Liège, and the Shaanxi Opera House.
Simon Boccanegra – Dutch National Opera and Ballet Trailer (2026)
10 July 2026
The former corsair Simon Boccanegra has risen to power in Genoa but carries the burden of personal loss and old rivalries.
Attila Trailer (2025)
15 August 2025
Attila, the King of the Huns, has conquered the strategically and economically significant Italian city of Aquileia during his campaign of conquest.