2020 OPERAS

Iolanta is one act lyric opera by Tchaikovsky, sung in Russian. Princess Iolanta is born blind; her father, King René, forbids anyone to talk of beauty, light or the natural world hoping ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Sellars | Stars: Dominique Blanc, Pavel Cernoch, Khon Chansithyka, Irina Churilova

Votes: 6

5. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore (2018)

Not Rated | Musical

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Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Domingo Hindoyan, Susanna Phillips, Ashley Emerson, Matthew Polenzani

Votes: 33

6. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Mozart: Così fan tutte (2018)

Not Rated | Musical

7.6

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Two men enter a bet with intriguer Alfonso that their women will stay true, but disguise themselves, switch partners, and regretfully seduce their targets.

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: David Robertson, Joyce DiDonato, Ben Bliss, Adam Plachetka

Votes: 31

7. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Verdi: Luisa Miller (2018)

Not Rated | Musical

8.2

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A young woman and her beloved have other marital obligations arranged by their fathers.

Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bertrand de Billy, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Plácido Domingo, Sonya Yoncheva

Votes: 29

8. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Verdi: Aida (2018)

Not Rated | 225 min | Musical

7.8

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Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Nicola Luisotti, Isabel Leonard, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Aleksandrs Antonenko

Votes: 33

9. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2018)

Not Rated | Musical

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La Fanciulla del West is a sweeping romance set during the California Gold Rush. Minnie, who runs a saloon for a camp of rambunctious miners. Dick Johnson, the mysterious outlaw who wins Minnie's heart despite his unsavory past.

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Marco Armiliato, Susanna Phillips, Scott Scully, Richard Bernstein

Votes: 23

10. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Nico Muhly: Marnie (2018)

Not Rated | 150 min | Musical

7.6

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Serial office-safe thief is finally caught by her latest boss, who then blackmails her into marriage. The psychological underpinnings for her thievery and her rejection of men are revealed.

Director: Habib Azar | Stars: Robert Spano, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Marie Te Hapuku, Anthony Dean Griffey

Votes: 31

11. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Verdi: Nabucco (2017)

Not Rated | Musical

8.1

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Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: James Levine, Eric Owens, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Russell Thomas

Votes: 27

12. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Mozart: Idomeneo (2017)

Not Rated | Musical

8.6

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Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: James Levine, Eric Owens, Nadine Sierra, Alice Coote

Votes: 19

13. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (2017)

Not Rated | 156 min | Musical

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Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Anna Netrebko, Robin Ticciati, Renée Fleming, Elena Maximova

Votes: 30

14. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (2017)

Not Rated | Musical

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Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Sebastian Weigle, Matthew Polenzani, Elina Garanca, Renée Fleming

Votes: 30

15. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Bellini: Norma (2017)

Not Rated | Musical

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Two Druid priestesses fall for a fickle Roman proconsul, with tragic results.

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Carlo Rizzi, Susanna Phillips, Matthew Rose, Joseph Calleja

Votes: 29

16. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Bellini's I Puritani (2007)

Not Rated | Musical

8.4

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England, 1640s. Civil war and politics interfere with Elvira's plans to marry Arturo, because he is helping Queen Elizabeth escape from the rebels. Elvira doesn't understand any of this, so... See full summary »

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Patrick Summers, Beverly Sills, Renée Fleming, Margaret Juntwait

Votes: 50

17. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode: Berg: Lulu (2015)

Not Rated | 234 min | Musical

7.9

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Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Lothar Koenigs, Deborah Voigt, Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham

Votes: 19

18. Alceste (1999 TV Movie)

Drama, Music

8.3

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Director: Brian Large | Stars: Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Groves, Dietrich Henschel, Yann Beuron

Votes: 16

19. Candide (1991 TV Movie)

148 min | Music, Musical

8.7

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All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Isn't it?

Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Hadley, June Anderson, Adolph Green

Votes: 72

20. Oberto (2008 TV Movie)

Unrated | 134 min | Music

(Verdi's first opera.) In 1228, defeated and in exile, Oberto returns to duel with Riccardo, who seduced and shamed Oberto's daughter Leonora, then proposed to Cuniza, the daughter of Oberto's rival.

Director: Tiziano Mancini | Stars: Mariana Pentcheva, Giorgia Bertagni, Fabio Sartori, Giovanni Battista Parodi