Peter Gelb Movie Trailers
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The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio Trailer (2011)
23 April 2011
Renée Fleming is Countess Madeleine, the beautiful, enigmatic woman at the center of Strauss’s sophisticated “Conversation Piece for Music.
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.
Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera Trailer (2015)
03 October 2015
Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the Gypsy troubadour.
Verdi: Ernani Trailer (2012)
25 February 2012
Rising Met star Angela Meade is Elvira, the young woman caught between three men: her lover, the nobleman-turned-outlaw Ernani (Marcello Giordani); her guardian, the rich, elderly de Silva, who wants her for himself (Ferruccio Furlanetto); and Don Carlo, the King of Spain, who also desires Elvira (Dmitri Hvorostovsky).
The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina Trailer (2020)
29 February 2020
As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit.
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni Trailer (2016)
22 October 2016
Simon Keenlyside smolders dangerously in the title role of Mozart’s version of the legend of Don Juan, creating a vivid portrait of a man who is a law unto himself, and all the more dangerous for his eternally seductive allure.
Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera Trailer (2016)
05 March 2016
Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic end, and Roberto Alagna plays the man who falls for her in Puccini’s early hit.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito Trailer (2012)
01 December 2012
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s dramatic production brings ancient Rome to life for this gripping tale of revenge, terror, and attempted murder.
Wagner's Dream Trailer (2012)
20 June 2012
The stakes could not be higher as visionary director Robert Lepage, the world's greatest singers, and the Metropolitan Opera tackle Wagner's Ring cycle.
Die Walküre - Metropolitan Opera Trailer (2019)
30 March 2019
Soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance.
Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala Trailer (2020)
25 April 2020
In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during the Met’s closure, the company presented an unprecedented virtual At-Home Gala, featuring more than 40 leading artists performing in a live stream from their homes all around the world.
The Met — Tosca Trailer (2009)
10 October 2009
Puccini’s musical thriller of lust, murder, and politics is one of the most dramatically riveting operas in the repertoire.
Britten: Peter Grimes Trailer (2008)
15 March 2008
Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt.
The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila Trailer (2018)
20 October 2018
A towering biblical epic, Saint-Saëns’s operatic take on the story of Samson and Delilah has many of the hallmarks of grand opera—show-stopping vocal displays, thrilling choruses, and an engrossing plot set against a sweeping, pseudo-historical backdrop.
Die Walküre Trailer (1989)
08 April 1989
The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Bizet: Carmen Trailer (2014)
01 November 2014
Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili gives a dynamic performance as Bizet’s iconic gypsy, the woman who lives by her own rules.
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera Trailer (1988)
12 March 1988
Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King.
The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly Trailer (2019)
09 November 2019
Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly has been a Met classic.
Ernani Trailer (1983)
17 December 1983
Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her affections—her elderly uncle, a king destined to become Holy Roman Emperor, and a bandit who is actually an overthrown nobleman.
Appalachian Journey Live In Concert Trailer (2000)
08 August 2000
April 5th, 2000... On the heels of their unanimously acclaimed albums "Appalachia Waltz" and "Appalachian Journey", "Appalachian Journey Live In Concert" captures three of the world's most extraordinary musicians live in concert, along with very special guests James Taylor and Alison Krauss, from their sold-out performance at New York City's Avery Fischer Hall.
Massenet: Cendrillon Trailer (2018)
28 April 2018
The 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with an enchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story.
The Metropolitan Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor Trailer (2011)
19 March 2011
The tragic tale of "the bride of Lammermoor" has always been a favorite of opera-goers and sopranos alike.
The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck Trailer (2020)
11 January 2020
Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie.
Horowitz: The Last Romantic Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
A stimulating study which features concert footage and interviews with the master pianist. Includes many of his favorite pieces.
The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride Trailer (2011)
26 February 2011
Gluck’s gripping adaptation of the ancient Greek myth is vividly brought to life by a stellar cast in Stephen Wadsworth’s atmospheric production.
The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini Trailer (2013)
16 March 2013
Eva-Maria Westbroek stars in the title role of Zandonai’s sensuous drama, opposite Marcello Giordani as Paolo.
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.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment Trailer (2019)
02 March 2019
Tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Pretty Yende team up for a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks—including the show-stopping tenor aria “Ah! Mes amis,” with its nine high Cs.
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.
The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka Trailer (2017)
25 February 2017
Kristine Opolais “gives a vocally lustrous and achingly vulnerable performance” (New York Times) in the role that helped launch her international career, the mythical Rusalka, who sings the haunting “Song to the Moon.
The Opera House Trailer (2017)
01 October 2017
In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five decades.
The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly Trailer (2016)
02 April 2016
Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production enhances Puccini’s drama of unfortunate, doomed love.
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.
The Ghosts of Versailles Trailer (1992)
10 January 1992
What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible sequel is told in John Corigliano’s “grand opera buffa” The Ghosts of Versailles—an uproariously funny and deeply moving work inspired by Beaumarchais’s third Figaro play, La Mère Coupable, and commissioned by the Met to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen Trailer (1990)
19 June 1990
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen is a gripping vérité study of the famous dramatic soprano’s approach to mastering Bizet’s heroine in recording sessions with Seiji Ozawa and the Orchestre National de France.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann Trailer (2015)
31 January 2015
New tenor star Vittorio Grigolo takes on the title role in Offenbach’s fantastical opera, giving a tour-de-force performance as the tortured poet unlucky in love.
The Three Tenors Christmas Trailer (1999)
23 December 1999
The Three Tenors capture the joy and spirit of the season with their first ever Christmas concert, live from Vienna, featuring performances of international seasonal favorites by the best-selling and world-renowned trio.
Horowitz in Moscow Trailer (1986)
20 April 1986
A recording of Horowitz's historic 1986 recital in Moscow, the program also includes highlights of his return to his native Soviet Union--his first visit in 61 years.
The Met — Der Rosenkavalier Trailer (2010)
09 January 2010
This production of Strauss’s most sumptuous work by director Nathaniel Merrill and designer Robert O’Hearn is almost as beloved as the opera itself.
The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu Trailer (2015)
21 November 2015
William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the enigmatic and alluring woman who is equal parts femme fatale, innocent girl, and abused victim.
Philip Glass: Satyagraha Trailer (2011)
19 November 2011
Following the success of his first foray into opera, Einstein on the Beach, revolutionary American composer and musician Philip Glass soon turned to another great figure of the 20th century for inspiration.
Abbado in Berlin - The First Year Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
The vote was over, and a decision had been made: Claudio Abbado was the new chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad Trailer (1990)
23 December 1990
A legendary 1990 all-star concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer Tchaikovsky's birth.