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- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRenata ScottoMaralin NiskaLuciano PavarottiRodolfo and his friends are always broke or in debt, but that doesn't get in the way of fun or romance. When Rodolfo meets Mimi, it's love at first sight - but love is not enough for the penniless and sick.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJames LevinePlácido DomingoJames AthertonHis sarcasm has made many enemies for Rigoletto, court jester for the Duke of Mantua. They conspire to kidnap Rigoletto's mistress for the Duke, unaware that she is really his daughter. Rigoletto's plans for revenge go disastrously wrong.
- 1977–8.4 (46)TV EpisodeDirectorKirk BrowningStarsTatiana TroyanosPlácido DomingoIsola JonesA "Live from the Met" broadcast of the opera, on a double bill with its frequent "partner", Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana".
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJon VickersRenata ScottoCornell MacNeilThe Metropolitan Opera's first live telecast of the 1978-79 season, and the first presentation of Verdi's "Otello" ever on the "Live from the Met" PBS TV series.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsTeresa StratasNicolai GeddaJon Vickers
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsGabriel BacquierBeverly SillsAlfredo KrausDisinherited by his uncle Pasquale, Ernesto is unable to marry his sweetheart, Norina. To make it worse, uncle Pasquale needs a new heir now, and decides to marry Norina for himself. What can Dr. Malatesta do to help the two lovers?
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRenata ScottoPlácido DomingoSherrill MilnesA wealthy youth, betrothed to a duchess, falls in love with a country girl - Luisa Miller. To remain incognito he disguises himself. The girl betrays her lover, so he tricks her and they drink poison, and then die together.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsPlácido DomingoGilda Cruz-RomoSherrill MilnesPlacido Domingo's first performance of the role on US live TV.
- 1977–8.4 (12)TV Episode
- 1977– 2h 29m8.4 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsKatia RicciarelliWilliam WildermannJudith BlegenRiccardo, governor of Boston at the end of the 17th century, falls in love with Amelia, wife of Renato, his secretary and intimate friend. Amelia returns Riccardo's love, but is discovered by her husband. At a masked ball Renato kills Riccardo, who, as he lies dying, declares Amelia's innocence and forgives Renato. An opera in 3 acts.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsBirgit NilssonLeonie RysanekMignon DunnElectra, like her brother Orestes and younger sister Chrysothemis, is a child of the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, who went off to the Trojan war for ten years. His queen Clytemnestra took a lover, Aegisthus; when the king returned they murdered him and forced Orestes into exile. The guilty pair now rule, and the daughters have become young women. Chrysothemis is frightened and self-effacing, Electra desiring revenge for her father. Chrysothemis warns her that their mother and Aegisthus plan to imprison her. Then Chrysothemis flees as Clytemnestra staggers in, nearly insane with guilt over the murder of her husband. Electra tells her that she and Aegisthus will be hounded through the palace halls by Orestes with the sacred axe. Clytemnestra is horrified until news comes that Orestes is dead. Crazed with disappointment, Electra tries to persuade Chrysothemis they must kill their mother, but Chrysothemis runs away in terror. Electra hunts for the buried axe that must be used fo!
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRenata ScottoPlácido DomingoPablo ElviraThe Chevalier des Grieux meets and seduces the young Manon when she is being escorted by her brother to a convent. Manon lives with des Grieux in Paris, but leaves him for a rich admirer. She is later arrested, charged with prostitution, and deported to Louisiana.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJulia MigenesEvelyn LearKenneth RiegelFormer society matron Lulu has fallen on hard times, and gradually is forced to work her way down the social ladder. At first she's a dancer, then a kept woman, and finally a prostitute. One of her first clients is Jack the Ripper.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsJudith BlegenLuciano PavarottiBrent EllisCountry bumpkin Nemorino is in love with Adina. She seems interested, but a poor farmer is beneath her station. She flirts with handsome Sgt Belcore, but when Nemorino joins his army to earn money to marry Adina, she sheds a secret tear.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRenata ScottoVasile MoldoveanuCornell MacNeilA trio of operas in three short stories - the first a gruesome murder melodrama, the second is a passionate tearjerker, and the third is a dark comedy of death and an inheritance. Each story is strikingly different from the preceding one.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsLouis QuilicoChristiane Eda-PierreLuciano PavarottiRigoletto, jester to the Duke, has made enemies of everyone at court. The men kidnap his mistress, unaware she is Rigoletto's daughter. When Rigoletto finds the Duke has used his daughter, he plans his own revenge, but it backfires.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRichard StilwellJosé CarrerasJames MorrisStarving artist and consumptive seamstress fall in love, have trouble maintaining the relationship. His painter friend also has romantic troubles with his ambitious grisette.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsTatiana TroyanosKiri Te KanawaKurt MollThe Marschallin has been carrying on an affair with Count Octavian. When she sends him on an errand on behalf of Baron Ochs, he meets Sophie; it's love at first sight for the youngsters. The Marschallin realizes she must end the affair.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsIleana CotrubasFrederica von StadeLoretta Di FrancoReturning home from the Trojan Wars during a storm, Idomeneo, the king of Crete, vows to sacrifice to Neptune (the Greek god Poseidon) the first living creature he meets ashore in return for his own safety. The first person he sees turns out to be his own son Idamante, and Idomeneo attempts to escape from fulfilling his vow. Idamante, meanwhile, is loved by orphaned prisoner Ilia and by the jealous Electra. Who will be sacrificed, and who will stay with Idamante?
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsRichard CassillyÉva MartonTatiana TroyanosTannhauser longs for earthly life, rejects Venus, returns to mortal Elisabeth. He's condemned by the Landgrave for his carnality, and sent to Rome. The Pope predicts forgiveness is as likely as his walking stick is of sprouting new shoots.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsFrederica von StadeJudith BlegenJean KraftA live Metropolitan Opera Christmas Day broadcast of Humperdinck's opera.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsPeter SlikerBetsy NordenMirella FreniDon Carlo, crown prince of Spain, falls in love with Elisabeth of Valois, originally promised to him but later married to his father King Philip, as part of the terms of a peace treaty between France and Spain. Incited to treason against his father on behalf of the Flemish, and accused of adultery with the queen, Don Carlo is cast into prison. Escaping, he flees to the monastery of St. Just, where Elisabeth comes to bid him farewell. The lovers are surprised by the King and the Grand Inquisitor, but Don Carlo is protected from them when the ghostly Charles V emerges from the tomb and draws him into the cloister.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsLuciano PavarottiLeona MitchellRuggero RaimondiFormer nobleman Ernani leads a group of bandits who also help to fight tyranny in France. Alliances shift, and Ernani makes a fatal promise.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsRichard VernonLeontyne PriceGiuseppe GiacominiLeonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who curses them as he dies. The lovers go on the run, but get separated. Bent on revenge, Leonora's brother Don Carlo, hunts them down.
- StarsFiorenza CossottoSimon EstesJames McCrackenEgypt is at war with Ethiopia. Aida, captive Ethiopian slave, is in love Radames, captain of the Egyptian army. Amneris, Pharoah's daughter, is also in love with Radames. Aida is forced to choose either loyalty to Ethiopia or Radames.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsHildegard BehrensPlácido DomingoCornell MacNeilAn opera in three acts about an escaped political prisoner, a prima donna, and the brutal chief of the secret police.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsRuggero RaimondiKathleen BattleThomas AllenCount Almaviva has been making advances toward his wife's maid, Susanna, and everyone knows it. Susanna is supposed to marry Figaro now; the Count wants to delay it. His wife, Susanna and Figaro come up with a scheme to expose the Count.
- 1977– 2h 37mNot Rated9.0 (15)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsMarilyn HorneDouglas AhlstedtAllan MonkA typical rescue opera involves a kidnapped young woman who faces torture or death - until her heroic lover shows up. But in this one, the roles are reversed: it's a man in desperate trouble, and his clever girlfriend gets him out of it.
- DirectorKirk BrowningStarsKiri Te KanawaHåkan HagegårdJudith BlegenGabriel Eisenstein was sentenced to a week in jail, but first he plans to attend one last blow-out party before starting jail time. Tipped off to his plans, his wife goes to the party in disguise. How far can he go before he's found out?
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsMaria EwingRégine CrespinJessye NormanBlanche joined a convent to escape the Reign of Terror. Convent life challenges her.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsNeil ShicoffGwendolyn BradleyTatiana TroyanosHoffmann, the eternally romantic poet, looks for love in all the wrong places. His first love is a mechanical doll, his second love is a sickly singer, and his third love is a prostitute. The devil seems to thwart him every time.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineÉva MartonDolora ZajickTroubadour Manrico, kidnapped and raised by gypsy Azucena, courts Leonora and she loves him. Count di Luna wants Leonora, vows to destroy Manrico, not knowing they are actually brothers.
- 1977– 2h 40m8.7 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsLeo NucciKathleen BattleRockwell BlakeBarber facilitates Count's courtship of Doctor's ward, while Doctor wants to marry her himself.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsAprile MilloDolora ZajickPlácido DomingoPharaoh's daughter Amneris loves general Radames, but he loves slave Aida. Aida's father leads the Ethiopian army to invade Egypt. When he's captured, he wants Aida to gain military secrets from Radames.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsSamuel RameyCarol VanessJerry Hadley
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJune AndersonMarilyn HorneStanford Olsen
- 1977– 4h9.1 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineLeo NucciCheryl StuderStars of the Met perform Verdi: Rigoletto (Act III), Verdi: Otello (Act III), and J.Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Act II).
- 1977– 2h 20m7.9 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsLeonard SlatkinBarbara DanielsPlácido DomingoMinnie, barkeeper to a camp of gold miners, has fallen for a mysterious visitor from Sacramento. Meanwhile, a notorious bandit is on the loose, and Sheriff Rance and a lynch mob is hot on his trail. Minnie comes to the rescue.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsPaul PlishkaBruno PolaFrank Lopardo
- 1977– 2h 21m9.2 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsTeresa StratasPlácido DomingoLuciano PavarottiA jealous husband and his wife in a theatrical company.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsKiri Te KanawaWolfgang BrendelMarie McLaughlinIt all comes down to a glass of water.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineBruno PolaHao Jiang TianUnknown identities and secrets hamper the leaders of Genoa: The Doge and the former Doge do not realize Amelia is their kin, and revealing that calms some strife in the city-state - too late for some.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsPlácido DomingoRenée FlemingJames MorrisThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsCarol VanessJerry HadleySusanne MentzerTwo friends are goaded into a wager by Don Alfonso, who says he can prove their girlfriends are not as faithful as they claim. The two men both attempt to seduce the other's girl, helped by Don Alfonso and the girls' servant, Despina.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineRoberto AlagnaJune AndersonMet stars perform highlights from 30 Operas.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsBryn TerfelCecilia BartoliDwayne CroftIt's wedding day for Figaro and Susanna, servants in the Almaviva household. Obvious to all on the estate, Count Almaviva has been making advances toward Susanna. The Count's wife, with Figaro and Susanna, plots to expose and humiliate him.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsFalk StruckmannKatarina DalaymanGraham ClarkGerman soldier Wozzeck takes part in medical experiments to supplement his meager income. As time goes on, he becomes unhinged, suspecting his girlfriend Marie of carrying on an affair. It only gets worse from there.
- 1977– 2h 14m9.3 (11)TV Episode
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineAgnes BaltsaLeona MitchellGypsy Carmen picks soldier Don Jose as her latest conquest, costs him his career, takes up with a toreador while he's in jail, recruits him for the smuggling ring, and foresees her own death.
- 2006– 1h 55mNot Rated8.4 (68)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineKatie CouricMatthew PolenzaniPrince Tamino and Papageno are sent by the Queen of Night to save her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the evil lord Sarastro.
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (50)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsPatrick SummersBeverly SillsRenée FlemingEngland, 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 she goes stark raving mad and sings a cadenza while lying flat on her back, her head hanging upside-down over the edge of the stage. Fearing that she might die of grief or fall over into the orchestra pit, Uncle Giorgio and Riccardo sing the complete version of "Suoni la tromba," including the repeats, and no cuts. Not to be upstaged by any of this, Arturo finally returns from his mission and explains everything by singing a high F above C, the highest note ever composed for tenor voice. There is much rejoicing. It's non-stop, nail-biting action, and Beverly Sills is on hand to provide commentary on the drama.
- 2006– 3h 13mNot Rated8.9 (87)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsValery GergievMikhail BaryshnikovBeverly SillsOnegin is young, handsome, rich. And bored. After spurning the naive Tatyana's romantic advances, he publicly flirts with his best friend's fiancée merely to amuse himself, but the prank ends in a duel. Some people just don't get it.
- 2006– 3h 25mNot Rated7.5 (32)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsDun TanZiyi ZhangBeverly SillsTo unite the lands he has conquered, the First Emperor of China, believes that a national anthem is needed. He hires a childhood friend to compose it for him, not realizing that his friend does not share the Emperor's aspirations.
- 2006– Not Rated8.5 (72)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMaurizio BeniniKristin ChenowethDeborah VoigtRossini's sparkling comedy is given a new shine here under the direction of Broadway director Bartlett Sher. Count Almaviva is smitten by the feisty Rosina, but she is kept under lock and key by Dr. Bartolo. Send for Figaro to help.
- 2006– Not Rated8.9 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsAnne-Carolyn BirdJennifer BlackStephanie BlytheIn the early 1900s, two operas by Richard Strauss (Salome and Elektra) were taking Europe by storm. The Italian composer Puccini is said to have looked at the scores and observed, "There is nothing here but algebra and mathematics; where is the music?" True or not, in any case, Puccini set out to show that he too could compose one-act operas, and in different styles. Hence, Il Trittico (The Tryptich), a set of three operas, each less than an hour long, each different from the other two. The first, Il Tabarro (The Cloak) is a moody, macabre story of a spurned husband determined to discover the man who has seduced his wife away from him, and this is the night he finally learns who that man is. The second opera, Suor Angelica (Sister Angelique) is a frank tear-jerker about a young woman forced into a convent by her aristocratic family after she has given birth to a child out of wedlock. For seven years she has waited for news about him, and on this day, her prayers will be answered. The last opera, Gianni Schicchi, is a cynical comedy of greedy relatives who begin fighting over their dead uncle's will even while the body is still lying on its death-bed. Gianni Schicchi arrives to help them sort out the mess, and he teaches them a much-needed lesson in humility, securing a dowry for his daughter at the same time.
- 2006– 3h 12mNot Rated8.2 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsPlácido DomingoRenée FlemingMarc HellerGounod follows Shakespeare's story closely, with minor alterations to satisfy the needs of opera. The stage and scenery are filled with astronomical symbols to depict the tragedy of "star-crossed lovers" from two warring houses in Verona.
- 2006– 1h 52mNot Rated6.7 (22)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsVladimir JurowskiRenée FlemingMary Jo HeathSet in the industrialized 1950s, Hansel and Gretel are latch-key kids to a depressed mother and overworked father. The witch runs a stainless-steel kitchen with modern gadgets and a glass-door oven. One hopes it's the self-cleaning kind.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineMary Jo HeathZeljko LucicThe witches tell fortunes: Macbeth will be King, Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth helps the agenda by murdering King Duncan; and, what the heck, Banquo, too. Macbeth takes the crown, Lady Macbeth hosts a dinner; Banquo crashes the event.
- 2006– Not Rated7.9 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsJames LevineRenée FlemingSean PanikkarA life of love or a life of luxury? In a moment of crisis, Manon can't decide; so she tries to have both, and ends up with neither. This is co-dependency set to music, and it was Puccini's first big hit.
- 2006– 2h 54mNot Rated8.0 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsDonald RunniclesNatalie DessayDean PetersonPeter Grimes, an unmarried, eccentric fisherman, can't keep an apprentice: they disappear mysteriously every time. In the absence of OSHA laws or child-protective services, the townspeople gather to conduct an inquest into the matter.
- 2006– 4h 9mNot Rated7.4 (16)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineEike Wilm SchulteMatti SalminenWagner's supporters say that he took music to new heights of expression here; his detractors say it's the death-knell for melody and structure. It's four hours of aching yearning that does not rest until the last few minutes of the opera.
- 2006– 2h 30mNot Rated6.9 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsNicola LuisottiRenée FlemingLudovic TézierImagine a world where taste and sensitivity have been overrun by gaudy excess and marketing hyperbole, where Puccini's quiet, intimate love-story can at last be told with A Cast of Thousands and a Real, Live Military Marching Band.
- 2006– 2h 50mNot Rated8.6 (44)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMarco ArmiliatoRenée FlemingDonald MaxwellMarie, lost as a baby, was found and raised by the local regiment. Tonio loves her, she loves him, but when her aunt recognizes her, it seems they will never be allowed to be together.
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (10)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRenée FlemingMarco ArmiliatoGriff BraunKeeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scenes from Verdi's Traviata, Massenet's Manon, and Strauss' Capriccio. She is joined by Ramon Vargas and Thomas Hampson.
- 2006– 1h 53mNot Rated6.6 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsPatrick SummersDeborah VoigtJoseph KaiserOscar Wilde's scandalous play set to equally outrageous music by Richard Strauss. It caused riots when it opened but has become one of the most-often performed operas around the world.
- DirectorSusan FroemkeStarsJamie BartonKiera DuffyMichael FabianoAn engrossing behind-the-scenes quasi-documentary as 10 hopefuls vie for a spot on the Met's roster.
- 2006– 3h 4mNot Rated7.3 (30)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsGerald FinleySasha CookeEric OwensComposer John Adams re-creates the tension at Los Alamos, 1945, the night before the first atom bomb is tested. Gerald Finley portrays Dr. Oppenheimer; the first act ends with a soul-searching aria, "Batter My Heart." (text by John Dryden).
- 2006– Not Rated8.3 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineSusan GrahamThomas HampsonFrench composer Hector Berlioz puts a unique spin on the familiar tale of Faust, the scholar/scientist who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for love and knowledge. The story is told in 8 episodic scenes, in Cirque Du Soleil style.
- 2006– 2h 18mNot Rated9.0 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJesús López CobosPlácido DomingoMary Jo HeathMissionary Athaniel converts the prostitute Thais to Christianity; he even leads her to enter a nunnery. The convent door slams shut: No Men Allowed. Oh no, cries Athaniel, I've fallen in love with her. Too bad, so sad. Meditate on that.
- 2006– Not Rated8.8 (37)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsMarco ArmiliatoRenée FlemingMonica YunusMagda, mistress to wealthy Rambaldo, wants romance with a younger man. She moves in with Ruggero until his cash runs out.
- 2006– Not Rated7.7 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineJoyce DiDonatoStephanie BlytheGluck's first "reform" opera, meaning the music of the baroque era with its embellishments and improvisations is replaced with a simpler and more direct vocal style. This production is modernized and includes a host of celebrities in Hades.
- 2006– Not Rated8.2 (52)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMarco ArmiliatoNatalie DessayMichael MyersLucia's nerves are already rattled, she's seeing ghosts and all. When her brother forces her to marry and her real boyfriend shows up at the wedding, that does it - she goes right over the edge. Sorry Arturo, she's just not that into you.
- 2006– 2h 53mNot Rated8.5 (35)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsPatrick SummersRenée FlemingMarcello GiordaniOn shore leave in Japan, Lt. Pinkerton is ready for action and finds it in a wedding broker. Cio-Cio-San naively believes the marriage is real. Wait until the real Mrs. Pinkerton hears about this: there's sure to be a Little Trouble ahead.
- 2006– 2h 28mNot Rated8.4 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsEvelino PidòDeborah VoigtJennifer BlackAmina sleep-walks her way into the bedroom of a nobleman who is staying at the village inn. Enraged and humiliated, her fiancé breaks the engagement. The nobleman attests to her innocence, and Amina offers a demonstration of sleep-walking.
- 2006– Not Rated8.1 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRachelle DurkinPatricia RisleyElina GarancaA loose adaptation of the Cinderella tale without the magic.
- 2006– 3h 8mNot Rated6.8 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJoseph ColaneriSusan GrahamDavid PittsingerLust, political corruption, police brutality, torture, rape, murder, execution, suicide: opera. Tosca's lover Mario is arrested for treason when she spills the beans about the escape of a political prisoner. Evil Baron Scarpia wins again.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsDaniele GattiRenée FlemingRoberto ScandiuzziPharoah's daughter loves Radames, leader of the Egyptian army. So does slave-girl, Aida, who happens to be (unknown to anyone) Princess of Ethiopia. Aida must choose either her country or Radames. The outcome leaves both gasping for breath.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsAndris NelsonsPatricia RacetteMaria GuleghinaTo win the hand of Princess Turandot, suitors must first answer her three riddles, but an incorrect answer sends the suitor to the executioner. A stranger with no name, who no-one knows, tries. Will he win her hand, or lose his head?
- 2006– Not Rated8.5 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineDeborah VoigtJoseph CallejaThree acts, book-ended by a Prologue and Epilogue, tell the poet Hoffman's failed loves. The first was just a doll, the second a dying singer, and the third a lady of the evening. That's Hoffman, looking for love in all the wrong places.
- 2006– Not Rated8.1 (24)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsEdo de WaartPlácido DomingoMary Jo HeathThe aristocratic Marschallin is increasingly aware of things: middle-age is approaching, her beauty is fading, and her young lover Octavian has fallen in love with someone younger and prettier than she. She knew this would happen one day.
- 2006– 3h 8mNot Rated8.7 (85)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinRenée FlemingTrevor ScheunemannIt's a familiar story: Act 1, boy meets girl, goes to jail for her. Act 2, boy is out of jail, girl rewards him with special favors. Act 3, girl is bored already, moving on. Act 4, boy kills girl for ruining his life. We've all been there.
- 2006– Not Rated7.9 (15)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsJames LevineRenée FlemingStephen GaertnerVerdi's opera tells the story of Simon Boccanegra (literally: Simon the Black-Mouth), a reformed pirate who becomes chief magistrate of Genoa. Infants swapped at birth, estranged families, and political intrigue threaten to topple his rule.
- DirectorBrian LargeStarsLouis LangréeRenée FlemingJames MorrisFrench composer Ambroise Thomas sticks close to Shakespeare's basic plot, with an added Mad Scene for Ophelia. Simon Keenlyside is the brooding Prince of Denmark, for whom the play's the thing in which to catch the conscience of the king.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsRiccardo FrizzaDeborah VoigtJohn OsbornSoldiers rally outside Jerusalem, where a beautiful woman claims to be the rightful ruler. She begs the men to help her take the crown from evil uncle, Idraote. Little do they know, however, that this is a plot to destroy them from within.
- 2006– 3h 3mNot Rated8.9 (73)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineDeborah VoigtLisette OropesaWhen Wotan, king of the gods, hired the Giants to build a palace, he didn't have the money to pay them. What to do? Plunder and steal: there is a Ring with limitless power, and that will be his solution. He doesn't know the Ring is cursed.
- 2006– Not Rated7.8 (32)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian LargeStarsValery GergievPatricia RacetteValerian RuminskiBoris might have been a good Czar except for that thing he did years ago: he murdered the child who was the true heir to Russia's throne. Now nightmares, his conscience, the Council of Ministers and a brewing rebellion threaten his rule.
- 2006– Not Rated8.4 (45)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJames LevineSusan GrahamJohn Del CarloAfter disinheriting his nephew Ernesto, the elderly Pasquale seeks a wife to produce an heir for his estate. Dr. Malatesta sympathizes with Ernesto and devises a plan to help Ernesto regain his inheritance and the widow Norina.
- 2006– 3h 54mNot Rated8.8 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsYannick Nézet-SéguinDeborah VoigtRoberto AlagnaFamily jealousy, threat of rebellion, political back-stabbing and the Inquisition weigh heavy on the court of King Phillip II. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where a number of heretics are to be burnt at the stake.
- 2006– Not Rated8.1 (29)TV EpisodeDirectorBarbara Willis SweeteStarsDeborah VoigtMarcello GiordaniLucio GalloMinnie, the titular "Girl of the Golden West" is saloon-keeper, nurse, and Bible school teacher to a camp of miners during the California Gold Rush. When the mysterious Mr. Johnson arrives, the miners suspicions (and jealousies) are roused.