The Count Di Luna believes that his younger brother was murdered years before by a vengeful gypsy but still hopes that he may be alive. When he attempts to court the beautiful Leonora, he is enraged to discover that she has a lover – the troubadour, Manrico. Manrico and the Count duel, and afterwards Manrico reveals to Azucena, the woman he believes to be his mother, that when he had the opportunity to kill the Count he felt something holding him back.
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A Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer S...
Adapted from the opera written by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky.
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The hero Siegfried reforges his father’s shattered sword, embarking on a quest for the greatest priz...
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When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of...
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A lonely mother and her son go to the opera where a performance of Cherubini’s opera Medea is given....
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...
When a beautiful young woman in rural Moravia becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she learns that love is...
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Based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci. The film recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clo...
Trapped in an abusive marriage, a wealthy German prince desperately seeks a way out. But what appear...
Axel Kohler, the internationally renowned countertenor has brought Admeto into the modern era in tim...