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This is Opera

9.0 IMDb tt5050648 2015 Documentary

An exploration of opera in unconventional ways attempting to attract not just existing opera fans, but also those less familiar with the art form. The host guides the viewer to the places of origin of each opera, and explores the culture, history—and modern and current trends and how they apply to opera.

Cast

Ramon Gener

Carmen

Carmen 50m In the first episode, Ramón Gener talks of the cultural setting of "Carmen" by Georges Bizet-the most frequently…

Turandot

Turandot 50m In this episode which is based out of two European cities, Milan and Munich, Gener looks into the…

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville 50m "The Barber of Seville" is the quintessential comic opera and irrefutable proof that opera is not just drama…

La Bohème

La Bohème 50m At the height of his career, Puccini wrote this song to life, friendship and love. To illustrate it,…

Parsifal

Parsifal 50m "Parsifal" was Richard Wagner's last opera. Its story centers on the search for the Holy Grail, although it's…

Pelléas et Mélisande

Pelléas et Mélisande 50m Beauty for beauty's sake. That is how Gener defines this opera by Debussy, an impressionist work with a…

Bel Canto

Bel Canto 50m Gener explains why Bel Canto awakens so many emotions and why it is a favorite for lovers of…

The Ring of Nibelung

The Ring of Nibelung 50m Gener heads to Bayreuth, the hometown of Richard Wagner, the composer of the most ambitious operatic saga in…

Tosca

Tosca 50m Rome, the eternal city, is the setting for this episode. It's also the city where the action in…

La Traviata

La Traviata 50m To love and to be loved. This is the main theme in Verdi's "La Traviata", based on "The…

Tristan and Isolde

Tristan and Isolde 50m Gener heads to Cadaques on the Costa Brava to talk about a great love story, of a love…

Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni 50m To bring to light one of the most famous seducers in history, Gener delves into the world of…

Rigoletto

Rigoletto 50m Rigoletto is not just the story of a curse. It's also a story of oppressors and the oppressed.…

Manon

Manon 50m Manon is a young Parisian woman who dreams of fame and riches. One day, Des Grieux crosses her…

The Freeshooter

The Freeshooter 50m Over 24 hours, Gener roams about the picturesque village of Aichach in the federal state of Bavaria in…

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