Michael Devlin Movies
- 1991
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Kathleen Battle, Francisco Araiza, and Kurt Moll star in this production of one of Mozart's best-loved operas, staged by the Metropolitan Opera of New York with sets designed by David Hockney. In Mozart's witty and whimsical story, the wise but wily Sarastro (Kurt Moll) kidnaps the beautiful but naive Pamina (Kathleen Battle), whose mother is the Queen of the Night (Lucianna Serra). Understandably upset, the Queen commands Prince Tamino (Francisco Araiza) to rescue her daughter, but while Tamino soon falls in love with Pamina, he also comes to believe that the Queen who commands him is the real villain, not Sarastro. This production of Die Zauberflote is presented in its entirety, including the dialogue sequences that are often excised from recordings of the opera. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Giacomo Meyerbeer's celebrated opera L'Africaine comes to life on-stage in this performance by the chorus, ballet, and orchestra of the San Francisco Opera. Swelling with French vocals, the story follows a Portuguese explorer to Africa, where he complicates his life with his love interest in the African queen. The entanglement in a love triangle permeates the explorer's excursion. DVD is subtitled in English. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi
- Starring:
- Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, (more)
- 1982
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This film records a 1982 performance of the perennial holiday favorite opera Hansel and Gretel. Directed by Kirk Browning, the plot follows the familiar Grimm storyline of two children who become lost in the woods and end up in the candy covered house of a witch. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
