Peter Gelb Movies

  • 2010
    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

    02010HD

    This production of Strauss’s most sumptuous work by director Nathaniel Merrill and designer Robert O’Hearn is almost as beloved as the...

    The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
  • 1990
    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

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    A filmed concert of two famed sopranos.

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall
  • 2008
    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs

    02008HD

    When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to...

    Massenet: Thaïs
  • 2008
    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

    102008HD

    Radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and dashing Italian tenor Marcello Giordani are unlucky lovers in La Damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz’s...

    Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
  • 2009
    The Met — Tosca

    The Met — Tosca

    The Met — Tosca

    02009HD

    Puccini’s musical thriller of lust, murder, and politics is one of the most dramatically riveting operas in the repertoire. Luc Bondy’s...

    The Met — Tosca
  • 2008
    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    02008HD

    Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...

    Britten: Peter Grimes
  • 2009
    La Sonnambula

    La Sonnambula

    La Sonnambula

    02009HD

    Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to say nothing of her...

    La Sonnambula
  • 2015
    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    52015HD

    Valery Gergiev conducts Mariusz Trelinski’s thrilling new production of these rarely heard one-act operas. Anna Netrebko stars as the blind...

    Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
  • 1993
    Oedipus Rex

    Oedipus Rex

    Oedipus Rex

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    Impressed by Jean Cocteau’s rewrite of Antigone, Stravinsky asked the poet for an adaptation of Oedipus Rex. The resulting libretto brings...

    Oedipus Rex
  • 1990
    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen

    01990HD

    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen is a gripping vérité study of the famous dramatic soprano’s approach to mastering Bizet’s...

    Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
  • 1999
    The Three Tenors Christmas

    The Three Tenors Christmas

    The Three Tenors Christmas

    8.51999HD

    The Three Tenors capture the joy and spirit of the season with their first ever Christmas concert, live from Vienna, featuring performances of...

    The Three Tenors Christmas
  • 2009
    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    02009HD

    Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the...

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
  • 2008
    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    02008HD

    One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman...

    Manon Lescaut – The Met
  • 2012
    Wagner's Dream

    Wagner's Dream

    Wagner's Dream

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    The stakes could not be higher as visionary director Robert Lepage, the world's greatest singers, and the Metropolitan Opera tackle Wagner's Ring...

    Wagner's Dream
  • 1989
    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana

    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana

    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana

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    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana
  • 2011
    Verdi: Il Trovatore

    Verdi: Il Trovatore

    Verdi: Il Trovatore

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    Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece calls for 4 great singers: one weak link and the whole may collapse. The Metropolitan Opera assembled a quartet of stars...

    Verdi: Il Trovatore
  • 2023
    The Met: Live in HD – Die Zauberflöte

    The Met: Live in HD – Die Zauberflöte

    The Met: Live in HD – Die Zauberflöte

    02023HD

    The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird...

    The Met: Live in HD – Die Zauberflöte
  • 2009
    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

    82009HD

    This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
  • 1982
    Horowitz in London

    Horowitz in London

    Horowitz in London

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    Vladimir Horowitz's piano recital in 1982 at Royal Festival Hall in London.

    Horowitz in London
  • 2023
    The Magic of Spirituals

    The Magic of Spirituals

    The Magic of Spirituals

    02023HD

    Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring...

    The Magic of Spirituals