James Levine Trailers
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Most Popular James Levine Trailers
Total trailers found: 106
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine Trailer (2009)
10 January 2009
This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream of romantic love with an earnest, if naïve, young man.
La Traviata - The Met Trailer (1981)
28 March 1981
James Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings fresh insights to this beloved score.
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Trailer (1979)
27 November 1979
John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a sensational cast come together to make this Kurt Weill–Bertolt Brecht masterpiece a riveting evening of music theater.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute Trailer (2000)
13 November 2000
Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years.
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary Trailer (1996)
27 April 1996
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours.
Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (1982)
07 October 1982
In this stunning performance from 1982, Strauss’s enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast, conductor, and production that have made it legendary—complete with superstar Luciano Pavarotti in the cameo role of the Italian Singer.
Semiramide Trailer (1990)
22 December 1990
In ancient Babylon, SEMIRAMIDE (Anderson) encourages her lover Assur (Ramey) to murder her husband, King Ninus.
In Concert at The Met Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
In Concert at the Met (DVD) - Highlights Five of the Met's greatest stars - Price, Horne, Troyanos, Domingo, and Milnes - joined James Levine for a series of irresistible concert programs, originally telecast in the 1980s.
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra Trailer (1995)
26 January 1995
This evocative production by Giancarlo Del Monaco sumptuously captures the look and feel of 14th century Genoa and is a perfect compliment to Verdi’s setting of this story of searing conflict between public duty and private grief.
Don Carlo Trailer (1980)
21 February 1980
Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue.
Strauss: Elektra Trailer (1980)
16 February 1980
It's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera performance of Elektra.
La Cenerentola Trailer (1997)
27 October 1997
A timeless tale told in a florid bel canto style, Rossini’s take on the Cinderella story offers an ideal propellant for a virtuosic mezzo-soprano to rocket from rags to riches.
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.
Manon Lescaut – The Met Trailer (2008)
16 February 2008
One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love: the Chevalier des Grieux, played by Marcello Giordani.
Verdi: Nabucco Trailer (2017)
07 January 2017
The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine.
The Met - Tristan und Isolde Trailer (2008)
22 March 2008
James Levine’s love for this monumental opera shimmers throughout this exciting performance. It was an afternoon to remember: Met favorite Deborah Voigt singing her first run as the proud Irish princess opposite tenor Robert Dean Smith—making an astonishing Met debut in front of a live worldwide movie-theater audience.
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann Trailer (2009)
29 December 2009
Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio Trailer (2003)
15 October 2003
Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro.
La Bohème Trailer (1977)
14 March 1977
Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous singers through the years.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Master-Singers of Nuremberg Trailer (2014)
13 December 2014
James Levine leads a stirring performance of Wagner’s epic comedy, seen in Otto Schenk’s classic production.
Un Ballo in Maschera Trailer (1991)
26 January 1991
Verdi's opera performed by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by James Levine.
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg Trailer (2001)
08 December 2001
James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic opera, recorded live at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2001.
Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.
Tristan und Isolde Trailer (1999)
18 December 1999
Inspired by Wagner’s own tortured affair with the wife of his patron, this searing masterwork is based on Arthurian legend and tells of an illicit romance between a Breton nobleman and the Irish princess betrothed to his uncle and king.
Don Pasquale Trailer (1979)
17 January 1979
This John Dexter production, designed by Desmond Heeley, was a parting gift to the great American soprano Beverly Sills, who bid farewell to the Met as Norina, the smart young widow at the center of Donizetti’s comedy.
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice Trailer (2009)
24 January 2009
Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the timeless present, where, he says, “the union of chorus and dancers feels inevitable and inseparable.
Don Carlo Trailer (1983)
28 July 1983
Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here -- good enough musicians to put over the quite heavy vocal and expressive demands of their roles.
Fantasia 2000 Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
Nabucco Trailer (2001)
26 April 2001
Nabucco - live from Metropolitan Opera, June 2002. On its surface, Nabucco is about the epic struggle of Zaccaria and the Jews suppressed by Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar and his vengeful daughter, Abigaille.
Aida Trailer (1985)
03 January 1985
This was one of the most emotional evenings in Met history—the night Leontyne Price bid farewell to opera.
Wagner: Das Rheingold Trailer (2010)
27 September 2010
In the depths of the Rhine, the three Rhinemaidens guard the Rhinegold, a treasure of immeasurable value.
The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser Trailer (2015)
31 October 2015
Met Music Director James Levine leads this Live in HD presentation of Wagner’s early Romantic opera, starring Johan Botha in the title role of the minnesinger torn between earthly passion and true love.
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser Trailer (1982)
20 December 1982
As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner would revisit again and again later in his career—the redemptive and transcendent power of a woman’s love.
The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo Trailer (2017)
25 March 2017
Mozart’s early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with Music Director Emeritus James Levine, who led the work’s company premiere in 1982, again on the podium.
Elektra Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
The Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in January, 1994.
Götterdämmerung Trailer (1990)
05 May 1990
The stupendous climax to Wagner’s four-part Ring cycle is brilliantly realized by the Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production and byJames Levine’s monumental conducting.
Siegfried Trailer (1990)
23 February 1990
Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (2014)
18 October 2014
Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy in a manor house in 1930s Seville.
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre Trailer (2011)
22 April 2011
Robert Lepage’s landmark staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, was the first new Met production of the complete cycle in more than 20 years.
Die Walküre Trailer (1990)
23 February 1990
The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle.
I Lombardi - The Met Trailer (1993)
21 December 1993
James Levine’s love for this seldom-heard score infuses every measure of Verdi’s music. Superstar Luciano Pavarotti heads the cast as the Muslim warrior prince Oronte who converts to Christianity out of love for the Italian Giselda (Lauren Flanigan)—before dying of the wounds he received in battling the Crusaders.
Rigoletto Trailer (1977)
07 November 1977
A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece.
L'italiana in Algeri Trailer (1986)
30 January 1986
L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli.
Spirituals in Concert Trailer (1990)
07 December 1990
"Spirituals in Concert" featuring Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle.
Falstaff Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
It is to composer and librettist Arrigo Boito and his constant pestering of the octogenarian Verdi that there remained within him one last great comedy fighting to get out that we owe this absolute miracle of an opera.
Il Trovatore Trailer (1988)
15 October 1988
Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor roles—Manrico, the ardent troubadour, trapped in an impossible situation by forces beyond his control.
Verdi: Falstaff Trailer (2013)
14 December 2013
Music Director James Levine conducts his first new Met production after a two-year absence: Robert Carsen’s hit staging of Verdi’s great human comedy.
The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte Trailer (2014)
26 April 2014
Met Music director James Levine conducts a cast of youthful stars in Mozart’s sophisticated comedy about testing the ties of love.
The Magic Flute Trailer (2006)
30 December 2006
Tamino, a handsome prince, and Papageno, a bird-catcher, are sent by the Queen of Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro.
Hommage a Sevilla Trailer (1981)
31 December 1981
Placido Domingo celebrates the city that has inspired the greatest number of opera composers as a setting.
Elektra Trailer (1980)
16 February 1980
The Metropolitan Opera live production of Richard Strauss's opera Elektra on February 16, 1980
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci Trailer (1994)
26 September 1994
Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust Trailer (2008)
22 November 2008
Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in La Damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz’s classic take on dancing with the devil.
Alban Berg - Wozzeck Trailer (2001)
01 October 2001
A deeply moving performance... one of those nights when it was a privilege to be at the Met." That's how the New York Times described the company's 2001 revival of Berg's Wozzeck, conducted by James Levine and captured in this extraordinary telecast.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute Trailer (2017)
14 October 2017
Julie Taymor’s kaleidoscopic production returns to select cinemas this holiday season in an encore presentation of the company’s first-ever Live in HD transmission that includes tenor Matthew Polenzani, baritone Nathan Gunn, and bass René Pape in this abridged, English-language version of Mozart’s classic fable.
La Forza del Destino - The Met Trailer (1996)
03 December 1996
With James Levine at the helm, Verdi’s multi-faceted masterpiece is revealed as a drama of almost Shakespearean proportions.
American Storage Trailer (2006)
01 May 2006
A storage facility employee discovers someone is living in one of the units.
