Jules Massenet Movies
- 2009
This 2009 Royal Opera House production Jules Massenet's five-act opéra comique Manon utilizes the choreography of the late Kenneth MacMillan. It stars Carlos Acosta and Tamara Rojo in the principal roles, and features musical accompaniment by The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Martin Yates conducts. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta, (more)
- 2006
This evening of opera music features the great tenor Placido Domingo, soprano Anna Netrebko, and tenor Rolando Villazon performing individually and together on a number of selections written by the most famous composers of all time. Among the artists whose work appear during the concert are Verdi, Bizet, Rossini, and Puccini. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, (more)
- 2004
Jules Massenet's celebrated opera of a courtesan who finds herself torn between the pleasures of the flesh and the demands of her soul is captured on this home video release. Starring Eva Mei in the title role, this production of Jules Massenet: Thais was staged by the Teatro la Fenice di Venezia under the direction of Pier Lui Pizza. Michele Pertusi, William Joiner, and Chritstophe Fel highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1992
Romane Bohringer plays a young pianist ekeing out a living in Nazi-occupied Paris. When her favorite coworker, singer (Yelena Safonova), relocates to London, Bohringer goes along, much to the discomfort of Safonova's possessive husband-manager. The latter role is played by Romane Bohringer's father, veteran character actor Richard Bohringer, a fact that adds several subliminal layers to the already multitextured storyline. Avoiding the cruder implications of its material, The Accompanist is a model of taste and decorum -- perhaps too much so. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Bohringer, Yelena Safonova, (more)
- 1986
This adaptation of Geothe's The Sorrows of Young Werther offers a chilly and remote view of love and its passions. The setting is changed to Spain, and Werther (Eusebio Poncela) has taken a job tutoring the son of an estranged husband and wife. The boy's mother is a surgeon and therefore a rather uncommon woman for her society. She and Werther gradually become romantically involved, and his feelings for her begin to run much deeper than is apparent on the surface. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eusebio Poncela, Mercedes Sampietro, (more)
