NVC Arts Movie Trailers
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Total trailers found: 33
Swan Lake Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
The Royal Ballet's 1980 production of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet.
Antonín Dvorák: The Devil and Kate Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
Albert Rosen conducts the Wexford Festival Opera's production of the classic Antonín Dvorák tale about a young woman who defies her parents by insisting on dancing even if it means she must dance with the devil.
Manon Lescaut Trailer (1983)
01 August 1983
"Manon", wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, "is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public.
Verdi La Traviata Trailer (1992)
14 August 1992
This set has Edita Gruberova singing in top form, all her scooping cast aside, which one finds in abundance in her Lucia under Richard Bonynge.
Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
Don José is a guard who begins an affair with the tempestuous Carmen. He is imprisoned and loses his job, then flees with her to the mountains.
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond Trailer (1997)
28 December 1997
TV documentary exploring the musical world of James Bond through interviews with key figures and discussion of work of David Arnold.
Swan Lake Trailer (1998)
10 June 1998
Contemporary dance company Adventures In Motion Pictures' triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake, with its cast of male swans, has turned tradition upside down and has taken the ballet fraternity by storm.
Andrea Chénier Trailer (1985)
01 May 1985
Live from ROH 1985. Giordano's Andrea Chenier is one of the greatest of verismo operas, full of heart-stopping big tunes and powerful emotional situations.
Richter: The Enigma Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
This biography of Sviatoslav Richter, the great Russian pianist who dedicated his life to music and had little regard for fame in the West, shines a light on his formative years and places him against the setting of a chaotic USSR culture.
Lulu Trailer (1996)
15 July 1996
Alban Berg's black, satirical opera is one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. It charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale "created to make trouble", from life as a society hostess to prostitution and eventual bloody death at the hands of Jack the Ripper.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Trailer (1981)
24 August 1981
The Glyndebourne Opera's 1981 production of the Benjamin Britten opera, based on Shakespeare's play.
A Night with Handel Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Handel is a thoroughly 'modern' composer whose genius for expressing human emotions is undimmed by time.
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.
Ermione Trailer (1995)
03 June 1995
Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachino Rossini's epic opus ERMIONE is based on Jean Racine's play "Andromache.
Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (1985)
30 March 1985
Live performance, new production season 1984-5. BBC 2 Television relay on 30 March 1985 of performance of February 11.
The Flying Dutchman Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity.
The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of 20th Century Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
This is a film that encapsulates the essence of a great pianistic age that married virtuosity and musicianship with the most thrilling aspect of individual showmanship.
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool Trailer (1998)
31 March 1998
A stunning portrait of a Hollywood legend.
Definitely Dusty Trailer (1999)
26 December 1999
Documentary looking at the life and work of soul and pop diva Dusty Springfield.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada (Bolshoi Opera/Ballet) Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Nina Ananiashvili dances the dual roles of Mlada and Cleopatra in this acclaimed production of composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Mlada," directed by Boris Pokrovsky and choreographed by Andrei Petrov.
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
Shot over the course of a year, this intimate portrait of provocative composer John Adams presents scenes of the artist at work and at play against the backdrop of dramatic American landscapes that reflect the themes of his music.
The Nutcracker Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
The Paris Opera Ballet's 1988 revised version of Rudolf Nureyev's 1963 production of The Nutcracker.
Giovanna d'Arco Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
Director Werner Herzog, one of the most highly acclaimed German film makers, joins forces with the great Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly to effect a masterful rendition of this rarely-performed opera involving spectacular scenes of alternating light and dark, pageantry and intimacy.
The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (1994)
28 May 1994
Live from Glyndebourne 1994. The first production to be filmed Live in Glyndebourne´s new opera house May 1994.
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Trailer (1994)
28 May 1994
The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single "day of madness" in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain.
Nutcracker Sweeties Trailer (1997)
18 June 1997
Nutcracker Sweeties is Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington’s big band take on the Tchaikovsky classic—The Nutcracker as you've never seen or heard it before! It portrays Broadway and America in the 1940s: full of humor, irony, commentary, swing, and blues.
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music Trailer (2008)
31 July 2008
A behind-the-scenes look at the 1998 West Cork Chamber Music Festival
The Sleeping Beauty Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
Romance and fairy tale come alive in this astounding interpretation of a childhood classic, Sleeping Beauty.
The Beginning of the End of the Affair Trailer (2000)
18 January 2000
Oliver Walston investigates his mother Catherine's 20-year relationship with the writer Graham Greene, which gave rise to Greene's famous novel The End of the Affair, twice adapted as a feature film.
The Prince of the Pagodas Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
The Prince of the Pagodas is a ballet created for The Royal Ballet by choreographer John Cranko with music commissioned from Benjamin Britten.
Boris Godunov Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
Mussorgsky's quintessential Russian opera is captured live on stage in this performance by the Bolshoi Opera featuring Rimsky-Korsakov's revised vision and starring Evgeny Nesternko and Vladislav Piavko.
Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
This is a finely tuned opera with music by the Italian composer, Claudio Monteverdi, libretto by G. E.
Coppelia - The Kirov Ballet Trailer (1993)
24 November 1993
This delightful ballet tells the story of Dr Coppelius, an eccentric toymaker, who attempts to bring life to his beautiful doll Coppélia.
