Peter Sellars Trailers
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Most Popular Peter Sellars Trailers
Total trailers found: 44
Iolanta / Perséphone – Teatro Real Trailer (2012)
15 October 2012
Iolanta is a one act lyric opera, sung in Russian, by Tchaikovsky. Performed in the style of a nineteenth-century Italian melodrama, the scenes have a recitative introduction followed by a single arioso, aria, duet or chorus.
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music Trailer (2000)
31 December 2000
Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and commentary from his collaborators and the master himself.
Pelleas et Melisande Trailer (2015)
15 December 2015
Thriller, intimate play, relationship drama: Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande is all that and much more.
John Adams: El Niño Trailer (2000)
15 December 2000
Headlined by Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and Willard White and orchestrated by the Berlin German Symphony Orchestra, this Nativity oratorio from composer John Adams tells the magical story of the birth of Christ.
Theodora Trailer (1996)
29 May 1996
The Peter Sellars production of Handel's "Theodora", recorded live at the Glyndebourne Festival in May 1996.
Handel: Giulio Cesare Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Director Peter Sellars helms this provocative adaptation of George Frideric Handel's opera "Giulio Cesare," sung in the original Italian by soprano Susan Larson (who plays Cleopatra) and countertenor Jeffrey Gall (in the role of Julius Caesar) but set in a very different locale: a futuristic Middle East.
Happy New Year Trailer (1987)
07 August 1987
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, but then Nick falls for the owner of a neighboring antique store and things get a little complicated.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Trailer (2018)
11 September 2018
Motivated by the love that bound him to Mathilda Wesendonck, Richard Wagner’s composition of Tristan und Isolde goes far beyond any simple operatic gesture.
King Lear Trailer (1988)
22 January 1988
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Britten: Nocturne Trailer (2013)
03 December 2013
Tony Palmer directs this documentary exploring the life and work of the celebrated English composer, conductor and pianist.
John Adams: Nixon in China Trailer (2011)
12 February 2011
John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China.
Così fan tutte Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Though performed in the original Italian, Peter Sellars' production of Cosi fan tutte relocates Mozart's comedy of love to the neon-and-chrome glare of a seaside diner, mirroring the turbulent world of late-twentieth-century America.
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice Trailer (1994)
31 December 1994
A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Peter Sellars in Chicago.
Saariaho: L'Amour de Loin Trailer (2004)
30 December 2004
This is the 2004 version of Kaija Saariaho's opera performed by the Finnish National Opera and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Mozart: Idomeneo Trailer (2019)
12 August 2019
Considered to be one of his most brilliant creations, Mozart’s Idomeneo is a perfect masterpiece for the two enfants terribles of classical music and opera staging, conductor Teodor Currentzis and stage director Peter Sellars.
John Adams: Doctor Atomic Trailer (2007)
01 June 2007
The European premiere of the opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars, in a co-production of the San Francisco Opera (where the work premiered), the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and De Nederlandse Opera.
The Tristan Project Trailer (2004)
03 December 2004
A four-hour plus video production inspired by Richard Wagner's oeuvre "Tristan und Isolde" and projected during the opera premiere in Paris, in partnership with Peter Sellars as artistic collaborator, and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Reza Abdoh: Theater Visionary Trailer (2015)
15 October 2015
The impact of wunderkind theatre director Reza Abdoh's explosive work is finally brought to light twenty years after his death of AIDS, with live performance footage and interviews with those closest to him.
Bach: St. Matthew Passion Trailer (2010)
11 April 2010
Sir Simon Rattle was in no doubt: the performance of the St Matthew Passion which he realised together with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin in 2010 was for him “the single most important thing we ever did here”.
Only the Sound Remains Trailer (2017)
24 November 2017
This DVD and Blu-ray derive from the world premiere performances, at the Dutch National Opera in 2016, of Only the Sound Remains, a Japanese-inspired double bill by Kaija Saariaho.
Purcell: The Indian Queen Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
A superb adaptation of Purcell's the Indian Queen, staged and directed by Peter Sellars and performed in 2013 at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito Trailer (2017)
04 August 2017
How do we live together in an age of conflict? How do you heal a divided and angry people? In their 2017 production of Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Peter Sellars and Teodor Currentzis examine these questions through the story of a warrior-emperor who brings peace to his divided land and pardons his own would-be assassins.
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.
Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
This special program gives viewers a revealing look at Sellar's controversial productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Trailer (2019)
21 June 2019
This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
DAU. Cinema Trailer (2020)
24 April 2020
An ongoing experiment, evolving from a biopic about Soviet physicist Lev Landau into a large scale project – part cinematic cycle, part behavioral experiment – involving hundreds of participants from around the world.
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez Trailer (1991)
04 December 1991
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr.
Don Giovanni Trailer (1990)
20 March 1990
The Mozart opera, directed by Peter Sellars, and set in modern Harlem. Sellars cast twin brothers to sing Leporello and Giovanni.
The Marriage of Figaro Trailer (1990)
14 December 1990
In this modern-day presentation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's beloved opera "Le Nozze di Figaro," acclaimed American director Peter Sellars moves the action from a castle in Seville to a Trump Tower penthouse on New York City's Fifth Avenue.
Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories Trailer (2015)
26 February 2015
Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories is a labyrinthine narrative in which notables such as Peter Sellars, Emio Greco, Simon Halsey and painter Rinke Nijburg explain their special relationship with Bach’s St Matthew Passion to Ramón Gieling (Johan Cruijff: en un momento dado).
Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container Trailer (2002)
22 March 2002
FOREIGNERS OUT! SCHLINGENSIEFS CONTAINER is a thrilling, insightful, funny chronicle and reflection of one of he biggest public pranks and acts of art terrorism ever committed.
Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau Trailer (2025)
20 January 2025
A return to its roots for Castor et Pollux, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s lyric tragedy first performed in 1737 at the Académie royale and inspired by the mythological episode of the Gemini.
Letter to Peter Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
Jean-Pierre Gorin filmed the rehearsals and premiere of Saint Francis, Olivier Messiaen's monumental opera directed for the Salzburg Music Festival by the American wunderkind Peter Sellars.
Adams: Doctor Atomic Trailer (2008)
11 August 2008
John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history—the creation of the atomic bomb.
Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Trailer (2018)
15 November 2018
Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out of his own experience and how his life inspired his productions.
Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution Trailer (2003)
18 March 2003
Every great cook secretly believes in the power of food. Alice Waters just believes this more than anybody else.
Peter Sellars: A Portrait Trailer (2004)
01 May 2004
An extraordinary foray into the many worlds of a renowned artist, opera and theatre director, activist, and professor.
SIMON! The Joy of Conducting Trailer (2025)
16 May 2025
“As I child, I always had music in my head. I thought everybody did,” the legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle recalls.
Don Giovanni Trailer (1991)
04 January 1991
This production was originally staged for the Pepsico Summerfare Festival, The International Performing Arts Festival of the State University of New York at Purchase.
Bach: St. John Passion Trailer (2014)
22 March 2014
Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle was one of the outstanding events of the past season.
The Seven Deadly Sins Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
Anna I and Anna II set out on a seven year journey that takes them through a series of varied life experiences while their parents and two brothers remain behind.
Stravinsky's Perséphone Trailer (2012)
18 January 2012
Live Opera performance of Igor Stravinsky's Perséphone. Directed by Peter Sellars
this body is so impermanent… Trailer (2021)
17 March 2021
A film featuring singer Ganavya, calligrapher Wang Dongling, and dancer Michael Schumacher who during COVID lockdown, created an hour-long meditation on the visionary, radiant Vimalakirti Sutra, a Buddhist text from the first century CE.
