Ileana Cotrubas Movies
Featuring opera legends Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, this production includes selections from La Boheme, Carmen, La Traviata, Madam Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, and Turandot, among others. Noted sopranos Raina Kabaivanska and Janet Baker also make appearances, as well as Cecilia Gasdia, Nicola Martinucci, Eva Marton, and Neil Shicoff.
~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
An opera performance video, with the Cologne Opera performing Rossini's work. It tells the story of a servant accused of stealing a silver spoon. At the last minute, the master's magpie is found to be the true thief. On two cassettes. ~ Rovi
- 1985
Just prior to his death in 1976, the late cinematic genius Luchino Visconti (The Damned, La Terra trema, Il Leopardo) mounted this production of the opera Don Carlo at The Royal Opera House, with a cast that includes the tenor Luis Lima in the title role, Romayne Grigorova as The Countess of Aremburg, Ileana Cotrubas as Elizabetta di Valois and John Dobson as Count Lerma. The Royal Opera Chorus and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House provide musical accompaniment. Using Schiller's Don Carlos as their source material, F.J. Méry and C. Du Locle adapted the libretto for this work, set in the sixteenth century, which tells the story of the competition - on political and romantic levels - that cropped up between King Philip II of Spain and his heir, the venerable Don Carlo. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- 1984
Placido Domingo plays the title role in this production of Offenbach's opera, in which a man passes along the details of three remarkable love affairs pockmarked by deception and betrayal. Performed by the Royal Opera of Covent Garden, under the direction of Georges Pretre, Les Contes D'Hoffmann also features Luciana Serra, Agnes Baltsa, and Ileana Cotrubas; John Gielgud also appears as the host. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
A musical production that was designed for the "Live From the Met" series, this program was produced by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- Luciano Pavarotti
- 1982
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The Wiener Philharmoniker mounted this 1982 production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, a unique interpretation in the sense that it was created expressly with children in mind. It stars Kurt Rydl as Sarastro, Peter Schreier as Tamino, Zdzislawa Donat as Königin der Nacht, Ileana Cotrubus as Pamina, and Edda Moser as Erste Dame. The Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and the Wiener Philharmoniker provide accompaniment with Walter Hagen-Groll serving as chorus master, and the eminent James Levine conducting. Christian Boesch authored the concept and the script, adapting an earlier production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; both Ponnelle and Boesch are on hand to present. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kurt Rydl, Peter Schreier, (more)
Puccini's opera as staged in a 1982 production. ~ Rovi
- 1982
This performance of Mozart's opera Zauberflote was recorded at the Salzburger Festpiele in 1982 with accompaniment from the Wiener Philharmoniker, and featuring vocalists like Martti Talvela and Peter Schreier in the leading roles. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Martti Talvela, Peter Schreier, (more)
- 1981
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This video presents a performance of William Shakespeare's classic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The story of fairies and the hapless lovers caught in their magic spells has delighted audiences for centuries. This show takes place at Glyndebourne's Festival Opera. Ileana Cortrubus, Curt Appelgren, and James Bowman star in the production. The London Philharmonic provides the musical accompaniment. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi
- 1981
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The poet Hoffmann tells of his three uniquely doomed love affairs in this performance of Offenbach's opera, Les Contes D'Hoffmann, produced for the BBC. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Plácido Domingo
- 1973
Knut Skram, Ileana Cotrubas, and Kiri Te Kanawa headline this production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classic opera in this performance captured live at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival in 1973. Conductor John Pritchard leads The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
