Best Theater Films of 1983
Alice in Wonderland
Part of the Broadway ... as the Dormouse. Alice in Wonderland was originally broadcast on PBS in 1983 as an episode of Great Performances. [ best theater 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 theater 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 theater 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 theater films - 1983 ]
Idomeneo (Glydebourne Festival Opera)
This musical production features ... Glydebourne Festival Opera as they perform the Mozart classic, Idomeneo. [ best theater 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 theater 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 theater films - 1983 ]
Romeo and Juliet
Directed by William Woodman, ... particularly experienced with Elizabethan texts. This popular adaptation features Alex Hyde-White, Blanche Baker, Esther Rolle, and Dan Hamilton. [ best theater 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 theater 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 theater 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 theater films - 1983 ]
Howie Mandel: The First Howie Mandel Special
Actor and funnyman Howie ... Mandel is a non-stop barrage of wild jokes, crazy props and outrageous costumes from this over-the-top maestro of laughter. [ best theater 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 theater 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 theater 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 theater films - 1983 ]
