Judith Forst Movies
For his first opera, noted composer Andre Previn collaborated with librettist Phillip Littell for this adaptation of Tennessee Williams Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about Blanche DuBois, an emotionally fragile woman who is forced to confront the real world by her brutal and vulgar brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski. Taped during its premiere engagement presented by The San Francisco Opera Company, this production of A Streetcar Named Desire stars Renee Fleming as Blanche, Rodney Gilfry as Stanley, and Elizabeth Futral as Stella. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Renée Fleming, Rodney Gilfry, (more)
- 1988
La Forza del Destino is an important opera by Giuseppe Verdi which, in this documentary, is being produced by the Canadian Opera company under the direction of John Copley. The documentary's footage of the rehearsal process shows the arduous task of mounting an opera in all its unwieldiness and humor, with Copley as the mover-and-shaker who causes it all to happen. Anyone wanting to understand the process of producing such an elaborate musical presentation, whether they are drama or music students, will want to put this documentary on their "must-see" list. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1984
Joan Sutherland and James Morris join the performers of the Canadian Opera Company for this production of Gaetano Donizetti's opera about the life and death of the most famous of King Henry VIII's many wives. Produced for television broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Anna Bolena features the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and Chorus, under the baton of Richard Bonynge. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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