Lucia Popp Movies

Conductor Libor Pešek leads The Prague Symphony Orchestra in this rendition of Antonin Dvorak's Stabat Mater Op. 58, accompanied by The Prague Symphonic Choir with support from vocalists Eva Urbanová, Katerina Kachlíková, Štefan Margita and Peter Mikuláš. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

In this classical performance film, The Prague Symphony Orchestra (under the baton of Jirí Belohlávek) interprets several symphonic works by Antonín Dvorák, including Te Deum Op. 103, Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53 and Biblical Songs Op. 99. The Prague Philharmonic Choir, with solo vocals by Eva Randová, Ivan Zenaty, Ivan Kusnjer and Lívia Ághová, lends added musical support. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Set to the backdrop of natural history clips and paintings by Blake and Turner, Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music Orchestra and Chorus pay tribute to the music of Haydn. ~ Rovi

Filmed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, this presentation is of the Richard Strauss opera, which features english subtitles. ~ Rovi

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (or The Magic Flute) is that historical rarity in opera: a singspiel (combining, as it does, German folk songs with complex operatic movements) that has endured to the present day. Its legacy has stretched from its conception, around 1791, to the early 21st century, when it is still one of the most revived operas. Zauberflöte opens with Sarastro, a kindly priest of Isis and Osiris, pulling the princess Pamina from the captivity of her mother, The Queen of the Night. The Queen wheedles Prince Tamino into "rescuing" her daughter; thus begins a lengthy quest for the young man, but Tamino ultimately defies The Queen's expectations by falling in love with Pamina and becoming a protégé of Sarastro. This release of Die Zauberflöte is actually a film of a live performance of August Everding's 1983 stage production at the Munich Opera. Kurt Moll performs as Sarastro, Edita Gruberova plays The Queen of the Night, Lucia Popp portrays Pamina, and Francisco Araiza leads the cast as Tamino. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

The Vienna State Opera mounted this production of Johann Strauss II's 1874 operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) in 1980, with a cast that includes Bernd Weikl as Gabriel von Eisenstein, Lucia Popp as Rosalinde, Erich Kunz as Frank and Brigitte Fassbaender as Prinz Orlofsky. The Chorus, Orchestra and Ballet of the Vienna State Opera provide accompaniment under the baton of Theodor Guschlbauer, with Norbert Balatsch serving as chorus master. Günther Schneider-Siemssen designed the sets, Milena Canonero did the costumes, Gerlinde Dill choreographs, and Otto Schenk directs for the stage. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

This performance of Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier features the vocal talents of Gwyneth Jones in the lead role. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

This opera by Albert Lortzing follows Peter The Great of Russia as he takes a job as a common laborer in a Dutch shipyard. His co-workers are unaware of his identity, but he is besieged by diplomats trying to make a deal with the Russian leader. Peter plays Cupid when he unites a bashful carpenter with a pretty girl and rewards them with an estate after their marriage. Color process is not credited. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

In this classical music performance film, Leonard Bernstein conducts orchestral renditions of several song cycles by composer Gustav Mahler. Selections include: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder and Rückert-Lieder, with Thomas Hampson and the Wiener Philharmoniker - performed only a few months before Bernstein's death; and Des Knaben Wunderhorn, with Walton Groenroos and Lucia Popp and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, performed in 1984. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi