Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its outstanding actors and their masterful voices of that time.

The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Je...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love...

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Pari...
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondri...

A newly-wed man discovers that his wife is in love with another man and decides to unite them. Ignor...

Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorer's travels to the Far East as a journey of both inner and phys...

Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then, they all fa...

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 19...

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apar...

In this East German teen musical, a group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation togeth...

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make...

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element...

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the dis...

Who loves whom in Così fan tutte, Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s cruelly comic reflection on desire, fideli...

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new ...

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by ...

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replaceme...