Best Theater Films of 1982
The Tragedy of Othello
This is another adaptation ... is the sad story of Othello, Moor of Venice who is slowly driven insane by his jealous assistant Iago. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
H.M.S. Pinafore
Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. ... mate for Porter. However, the newly-ennobled Ralph has no such reservations, and gladly takes Josephine to be his wife. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Camelot
Experience Lerner and Loewe's ... as King Arthur with Meg Bussert and Richard Muenz assuming the roles of Queen Guenevere and Sir Lancelot respectively. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
The Yeomen of the Guard
Claire Powell stars as ... provides the music. The Yeoman of the Guard also features Joel Grey, David Hillman, Alfred Marks, and Elizabeth Gale. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Idomeneo
A musical production that ... designed for the "Live From the Met" series, this program was produced by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
La Bohème
One of Puccini's most ... and boasts an extraordinary visual beauty in its retelling of this tragic story of young bohemians struggling towards success. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
La Boheme (Royal Opera)
Puccini's opera as staged ... a 1982 production. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Lucia di Lammermoor
Australia's greatest gift to ... performance in four years on the stage of the Met. The supporting cast includes Alfredo Kraus and Pablo Elvira. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Orfeo ed Euridice (Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Librettist Ranieri de' Calzabigi ... production features musical accompaniment by The Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and The London Philharmonic Orchestra, as conducted by Raymond Leppard. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
The Tragedy of King Richard II
Originally produced for television, ... seizing power and taking revenge. The cast also includes Peter McIean as York and Mary Joan Negro as Anne. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
The Turn of the Screw
Originally composed in 1954 ... Sir Colin Davis conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and features Lilian Watson and soprano Helen Donath. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
The Gondoliers
The London Symphony Orchestra ... two-dozen prospective mates. Royal intrigue and mystery add the plot complications common to the work of Gilbert and Sullivan. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Hansel and Gretel
This film records a ... two children who become lost in the woods and end up in the candy covered house of a witch. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Princess Ida
The Ambrosian Opera Chorus ... part of the Opera World Series of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas originally produced for British television in the '80s. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Tannhäuser
One of Richard Wagner's ... the ages. Eva Marton, Richard Cassilly, Tatiana Troyanos and Bernd Weikl lead the cast; James Levine conducts the orchestra. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
The Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert & Sullivan's immortal ... the Ambrosian Opera Chorus, the 1982 performance stars Keith Michell, Alexander Oliver, Janis Kelly, Paul Hudson, and Peter Allen. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
Otello
This performance of Giuseppe ... opera, Otello, based on the play by Shakespeare, features the vocal talents of Vladimir Atlantov in the title role. [ best theater films - 1982 ]
