Best Theater Films of 1996
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
This is a documentary ... sign of their having begun to "make it" as stage actors, was a published caricature by this charming man. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
Swan Lake
Director and choreographer Matthew ... of male swans) is preserved in this home video release, which records the production with its original London cast. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala
Conductor James Levine celebrates ... Tannhäuser in this release of a performance captured live at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House in April 1996. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
Falstaff (Schwetzinger Festspiele)
The majesty of Antonio ... both the Choir of Theater Im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen and the Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart performing under conductor Arnold Ostmann. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
La Fille du Régiment
Gaetano Donizetti's two-act, comic ... Ewa Podles and Bruno Pratico star, and the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala perform under conductor Donato Renzetti. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
Mazeppa
Tchaikovsky's operatic adaptation of ... cast, and Valery Gergiev conducts the Kirov Orchestra, Opera Chorus and Ballet at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg. . [ best theater films - 1996 ]
L'elisir d'amore (Opéra National de Lyon)
Newly wed opera stars ... in this performance featuring the musical support of the Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opera National de Lyon Evelino Pidó. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
Celebration: 40 Years of Opera Australia
As the title indicates, ... which 220 such individuals associated with Opera Australia take the stage in commemoration and celebration of that institution's history. [ best theater films - 1996 ]
