Rolando Villazon Movies

This memorable production of the Jules Massenet opera Manon places the story in the glamour of Golden Age Hollywood, making the heroine a Marilyn Monroe-esque starlet. The production stars Anna Netrebko in the title role, with Rolando Villazon and Christof Fischesser rounding out the supporting cast. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Barcelona, Spain's Gran Teatre del Liceu mounted this production of 19th century French composer Jules Massenet's 1884 opera Manon, starring Natalie Dessay, Rolando Villazón and Samuel Ramey and directed by David McVicar. The Symphony and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu provide musical accompaniment under the baton of Victor Pablo Pérez. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

The Los Angeles Opera mounted this stage version of Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La Traviata, starring the incomparable Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón and Renato Bruson and staged by Marta Domingo. The Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and The Los Angeles Opera Chorus provide musical accompaniment. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

The Gran Teatre del Liceu mounted this elaborate production of Gaetano Donizetti's 1832 opera L'Elisir d'amore in 2009. It stars María Bayo as Adina, Rolando Villazón as Nemorino, and Jean-Luc Chaignaud as Belcore; Marcelo Grande designed the sets and costumes; and Mario Gas directs for the stage. The Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu provides musical accompaniment, with Daniele Callegari serving as musical director. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

The year is 1914, and as World War I continues to rage across the European countryside, four individuals stuck on the front lines find themselves faced with the unthinkable in director Christian Carion's Academy Award-nominated account of the true-life wartime event that would offer hope for peace in mankind's darkest hour. When the war machines began rolling in the summer of 1914, the devastation that it waged upon German, British, and French troops was palpable. As the winter winds began to blow and the soldiers sat huddled in their trenches awaiting the generous Christmas care packages sent by the families, the sounds of warfare took a momentary backseat to the yearning for brotherhood among all of mankind. It is here that the fate of a French lieutenant, a Scottish priest, a German tenor, and a Danish soprano's lives were about to be changed forever. On Christmas Eve of that year, the lonely souls of the front lines abandoned their arms to reach out to their enemies on the battlefield and greet them with not anger or hostility, but with the simple, kindly gesture of a much needed cigarette or a treasured piece of chocolate, and to put their differences aside long enough to wish their brothers a sincere "Merry Christmas!" ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide