Alfredo Kraus Movies
- 1994
The Bel Canto technique is uniquely Italian, and means, literally, "beautiful singing." Famous Bel Canto composers include Donizetti, Rossini, and Bellini. In June Anderson: The Passion of Bel Canto, the camera follows June Anderson as she rehearses and performs Bel Canto music from some of the best-known operas. She sings the challenging roles in the great opera houses of the world, and the selections include Desdemona from Otello, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Fille du Regiment, and Elvira from I Puritani. ~ Alice Day, Rovi
- 1992
An opera concert on video, with Carreras, Domingo, Caballe, Berganza and Kraus doing selections from Carmen, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Tosca. A live recording from Seville. ~ Rovi
- 1988
The home-video release Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) is a filmed record of a Milan-based production of Jacques Offenbach's opera, which was originally staged posthumously, in 1881. The cast features Alfredo Kraus as Hoffmann, Ruth Welting as Olympia, Jolanta Omilian as Giuletta, Barbara Hendricks as Antonia, and Elena Zilio in a triple role as Nicklausse, The Voice of Lindorf, and Coppelius. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alfredo Kraus, Barbara Hendricks, (more)
An international collection of well-known directors contributed to this compilation film, each fashioning a short film inspired by an aria from a famous opera. The approaches vary broadly, from the playful abstraction of Jean-Luc Godard's segment, which illustrates Armide with exercising body-builders, to the more literal approach of Franc Roddam, who transports Tristan und Isolde's story to modern-day Las Vegas. A particular stand-out is Julian Temple's take on Rigoletto, which recasts Verdi as the accompaniment to a contemporary Southern California sex farce. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Starring:
- Theresa Russell, Nicola Swain, (more)
- 1986
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Experience selections from The Bartered Bride, Lucia di Lammermoor, Tannhaeuser, Don Carlo and La Boheme. ~ Rovi
- 1984
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Enjoy the music of Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet and others in this opening celebration of the Zurich Opera House in 1984. ~ Rovi
- 1984
Spanish classical tenor Alfredo Kraus headlines this vocal recital, mounted and shot in 1984, with piano accompaniment by José Tordesillas. The program features arias by composers including Donizetti, Verdi, Roig, Massenet and several other giants from the operatic repertoire. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alfredo Kraus, José Tordesillas, (more)
- 1982
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Australia's greatest gift to the world of opera, Joan Sutherland, returned to the role that first made her an international sensation in the Metropolitan Opera's 1982 production of Lucia Di Lammermoor by Donizetti. This video records Sutherland's striking comeback performance as Lucia, which marked her first performance in four years on the stage of the Met. The supporting cast includes Alfredo Kraus and Pablo Elvira. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, (more)
- 1977
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Dame Joan Sutherland and tenor Alfredo Kraus head a production of Donizetti's sixteenth century tale hedonism in this lavish production captured live at the Covent Garden. Conducting the Orchestra of the Royal Opera house is Bel canto specialist Richard Bonynge. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1971
This legendary 1971 performance of Donizetti's tragic opera La Favorita features the accompaniment of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, with Fiorenza Cossotto in the lead role of Leonora and Alfredo Kraus in the role of Fernando. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
- Starring:
- Fiorenza Cossotto, Alfredo Kraus, (more)
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