Best Music Films of 1983
La Fanciulla Del West
Placido Domingo stars in ... Neblett and Silvano Carroli. The opera was performed in the original Italian, but this video includes English language subtitles. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Digital Dreams
Wavering between straight documentary ... leading man James Coburn, Digital Dreams was directed by Oscar nominee Robert Dornhelm, an old hand at musical docudramas. [ best music films - 1983 ]
B.B. King: Live at Nick's
Blues guitar legend B.B. ... include "The Thrill Is Gone," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Never Make Your Move Too Soon," and "Inflation Blues." [ best music films - 1983 ]
Cobham Meets Bellson
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Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie
First filmed at the ... Gregory Isaacs, and Third World. The stage performances and the scanning of audience reactions are supplemented with backstage interviews. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Don Carlo
This video presents the ... unforgettable characters are popular operatic stars Placido Domingo, Mirella Ferri, and Louis Quilico. The opera is performed in Italian. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Ernani
Luciano Pavarotti takes the ... and Charles Anthony. This video records a 1983 production by the Metropolitan Opera, with James Levine directing the orchestra. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Don Everly and Phil ... "Claudette", "Cathy's Clown", "Bird Dog", "Devoted To You", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", and a dozen more. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Exploited: Live at the Palm Cove
British punks Exploited perform ... Life," "Cop Cars," and "Sex & Violence." [ best music films - 1983 ]
Falstaff
This presentation of Giuseppe ... as the title character. The storyline is an amalgam of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windser and Henry IV. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Gil Evans and His Orchestra
Filmed in Switzerland, this ... compositions. Soloists include Michael and Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson, John Clark, Mike Manieri, and Billy Cobham. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Idomeneo (Glydebourne Festival Opera)
This musical production features ... Glydebourne Festival Opera as they perform the Mozart classic, Idomeneo. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Il Trittico
Il Trittico is the ... come to him instead, leaving the way free for Donati's young and honorable relative Rinuccio to marry Schicchi's daughter. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Joni Mitchell: Refuge of Roads
In 1983, musician Joni ... studio performances and scenes from Mitchell and Klein's home movies, creating an intimate picture of an otherwise private singer-songwriter. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Les Troyens: Metropolitan Opera
From the work of ... Levine, this performance features the Metropolitan Opera doing Berlioz's epic opera. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Madama Butterfly
Conducted by the renowned ... of all time, the story revolves around a tragic love affair between a Japanese maiden and an American sailor. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
Hosted by opera legend ... rare footage, and many clips from his most popular recordings, the oftentimes sad truth of Lanza's career is revealed. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Minor Threat: Live
"Stand Up," "Minor Threat," ... at d.c. space (12-17-80) and the 9:30 Club (6-23-93) in Washington D.C. and Buff Hall (11-20-82) in Camden, NJ. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Pavarotti and Levine in Recital
The great operatic singer ... the world-famous pianist get together and perform excerpts from some of the world's great operas. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Queen of Spades (Bolshoi Opera)
Enjoy this 1960 performance ... Dama, in Russian with English subtitles, at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow under the conducting direction of Yuri Simonov. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Shotguns and Accordions: Music of the Marijuana Growing Regions of Colombia
This video examines the ... than a simple music video, this is an examination as well of the cultural factors that produced these melodies. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Temptations: Live in Concert
Legendary Motown group the ... the Things You Do," and many more. The 60-minute performance took place in 1983 and was re-released in 1994. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Triumph: Live at the US Festival
This musical performance features ... Canadian rock Band Triumph live at the US Festival. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams - Video Album
This video collection combines ... videos of songs from Eurythmics' 1983 breakthrough album with concert footage and animated sequences. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Die Fledermaus
Conducted by Placido Domingo, ... at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. A dialogue booklet is included which features German with some English. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Jefferson Starship: The Definitive Concert
Rising from the ashes ... favorites. Selections include Ride The Tiger, Jane, Girl With The Hungry Eyes, Somebody To Love and Stairway To Cleveland. [ best music films - 1983 ]
A Night with Lou Reed
As the man himself ... Talk To Me About Work, Kill Your Sons, Waiting For The Man, Waves Of Fear and White Light/White Heat. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
The July 3, 1973 ... the film was broadcast on television in 1974, the film did not receive a full theatrical release until 1983. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Righteous Brothers in Concert
The Righteous Brothers perform ... Hatfield collaboration. The Righteous Brothers continued to tour the oldies circuit off and on during the 1980s and 1990s. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: New Year's Eve Concert 1983
Sony Classics presents this ... for Home Video: The 85th Birthday Celebration, and Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Verdi Requiem. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 "Choral"
Herbert von Karajan leads ... final symphony, with guest vocalists Lella Cuberli (soprano), Helga Muller Molinari (alto), Vinson Cole (tenor) and Franz Grundheber (baritone). [ best music films - 1983 ]
Pat Benatar: Live in New Haven
Grammy award-winning pop rock ... albums, three gold albums, two gold singles, three Billboard Top Ten singles, and 17 singles on the Billboard charts. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Two Faces of Thailand: A Musical Portrait
Not unlike "Riverdance" in ... borderless, covering a multitude of styles and embracing many conventions and non-conventions. This documentary was originally released in 1983. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Catherine Wheel
This musical performance video ... the music of David Byrne, the leadman for Talking Heads. He recieved high acclaim for this effort. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Dr. John: 25th Anniversary of the Marquee Club
The distinctive New Orleans ... the Saints Go Marching In", "In the Right Place, Wrong Time", "Mac's Boogie Woogie", and over a half-dozen others. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Philip Glass: Satyagraha
Composer Philip Glass embraced ... lives of three other men who studied his teachings -- Leo Tolstoy, Rabindranath Tagore, and Martin Luther King Jr. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Carla Bley: Live in Montreal
One of the most ... eight numbers, including "The Lord Is Listening To You", "The Lone Arranger", "Heavy Heart", "Walking Battery Woman", and more. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Some Tales of Hoffmann
Composer Jacques Offenbach's 1881 ... title character here, with Natalie Dessay, Barbara Hendricks, Jose van Dam, and Isabelle Vernet among the supporting cast members. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Alexis Korner and Friends
Alexis Korner was perhaps ... of classic blues tunes, including "Blue Monday," "I'd Rather Go Blind," "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Hoochie Koochie Man," and more. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Tito Puente: Live in Montreal
On this release, Latin ... audience. The man and his bland deliverseven numbers including "Oye Como Va", "On Broadway", "Stella By Starlight", and "Morning". [ best music films - 1983 ]
Marillion: Recital of the Script
British progressive rock stalwarts ... been released. Selections include "Garden Party," "He Knows You Know," "Grendel," "Chelsea Monday," "The Web," and the title song. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Christmas With Leontyne Price and the Montreal Symphony
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Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends: Church In the Wildwood
This program features musical ... from various contemporary performers in Christian music such as the Gaither Vocal Band and the Peasall Sisters. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends: Hymns
This program includes musical ... contemporary Christian singers such as The Florida Boys singing A Beautiful Life and The Gaither Vocal Band singing Satisfied. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Simply Red: Stars
While Simply Red's 1985 ... the album, featuring interviews with Hucknall and his bandmates, producer Stewart Levine, and others in the band's inner circle. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach & More
Join the Jacques Loussier ... of Bach and Debussy, this performance also offers the trio performing Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No.1 and Maurice Ravel's Boléro. [ best music films - 1983 ]
John Denver: A Song's Best Friend
He was one of ... a host of musicians who worked closely with Denver, this release also features rare, never-before-seen footage of the songwriter. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Triple Crown Video, Vol. 1
Over the course of ... Devine show just why Triple Crown Records has become one of the most respected labels in the music industry. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Die Zauberflote
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Die ... Gruberova plays The Queen of the Night, Lucia Popp portrays Pamina, and Francisco Araiza leads the cast as Tamino. [ best music films - 1983 ]
The Kinks: In Performance
Officially established in 1963 ... and Kinks biographer Johnny Rogan, atop extremely rare in-concert footage of the band culled from film and television archives. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Lee Greenwood: Live
Best known for his ... which he performs ten hits before an enthusiastic audience. Musical guest stars include Pinkard & Bowen and Frenchie Burke. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Jazz Classics Collection, Vol. 4: Lights, Camera, Action! Great Big Bands From the Silver Screen
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Hee Haw: George Strait
Circa 1983, then superstar ... performing such singles as "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can't Put Out." The Statler Brothers also perform. [ best music films - 1983 ]
Jay Perez: Up Close and Personal
Jay Perez: Up Close ... by the Tejano musician that includes renditions of "Dame Tu Corazon," "Que Bonito Es," and "Lo Que Yo Tengo." [ best music films - 1983 ]
Rigoletto: Jonathan Miller's Production
Guiseppe Verdi's classic opera ... transplants the action to mob ruled 1950s-era New York City and transforms the Duke's jester into an inner-city bartender. [ best music films - 1983 ]
T.S.O.L.: The Early Years Live
This release features footage ... back to 1983. The setlist includes renditions of "Darker My Love," "Man and Machine," "Weathered Statues," and "Code Blue." [ best music films - 1983 ]
Turandot (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
The Wiener Staatsoper mounted ... Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper, under the baton of Lorin Maazel, provide musical accompaniment. The legendary Harold Prince directs. [ best music films - 1983 ]
