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Richard Croft Movies

2009  
 
This release captures a live performance of Handel's Messiah at Vienna's Theater an der Wien, staged with a unique combination of costuming, sets, and narrative, lending an overall operatic feel to the performance. The concert includes such vocalists as Susan Gritton, Cornelia Horak and Martin Pollmann in the leading roles. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

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Starring:
Susan GrittonCornelia Horak, (more)
 
2006  
 
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Produced as part of the 2006 Salzberg Festival, this staging of Mozart's Mitridate, Re di Ponto features Richard Croft, Netta Or, and Miah Perrson. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Richard CroftNetta Or, (more)
 
1995  
 
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World-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo stars as the titular Moor in this performance of Otello, Giuseppe Verdi's operatic adaptation of William Shakespeare's immortal play. Released by Deutsche Grammophon, the filmed production also features James Morris as the sinister Iago and Renée Fleming as Desdemona. Music is provided by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under conductor James Levine. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Starring:
Plácido DomingoRenée Fleming, (more)
 
1992  
 
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Innovative stage director Dario Fo made his operatic debut with this staging of Rossini's masterful comic opera Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), in which Figaro the barber attempts to help Count Almaviva win the hand of Rosina, with much confusion as the result. The cast features Richard Croft, David Malis, and Jennifer Larmore, accompanied by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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1990  
 
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The Drottningham Court Theatre mounted this production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's three-act singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1781) in 1990. It stars Aga Winska, Elisabeth Hellstrom, Richard Croft and Emmerich Schaffer; The Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningham Court Theatre provide musical accompaniment under the baton of Arnold Ostman. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Starring:
Emmerich SchafferAga Winska, (more)
 
 
 
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Stuart Kale, Britt-Marie Aruhn, and Richard Croft headline a Drottningholm Court Theater production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera. Libretto is provided by Giuseppe Petrosellini and conductor Arnold Ostman leads the Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Stuart KaleBritt-Marie Aruhn, (more)
 
 
 
This performance of Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera Les Indes Galantes tells three exotic love stories in one elaborate stage production. It was filmed at the Opera National de Paris in 2003. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

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