Movies: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Le Nozze di Figaro marked the beginning of Mozart’s collaboration with Da Ponte. At the premiere in 1786, the success was mixed in Vienna, but Prague was enthusiastic about this love imbroglio set in Seville, where the Countess and Suzanna play cat ...

Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one....

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Director Sven-Eric Bechtolf pulls off a brilliant coup with the high aesthetics of his intrigue, a masterful parody of the "everything is possible" of our time - flanked by an ensemble of exquisite vocal talents....

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From the series of animated films to classical music....

A cinematic experiment inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music....

Gulda's mastery of the classical repertoire is demonstrated as he plays a programme of compositions by Mozart, including, among others, the sonatas K 333 and K 576 and the FANTASIA K 397....

Opera on the Lake: “The Magic Flute” with an Enchanting Natural Backdrop One of the most frequently performed Mozart operas is the highlight of this year’s Bregenz Festival. “The Magic Flute” is performed on the world’s largest lake stage – with its...

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in A major is illustrated with colourful, dynamic images of the marching Turkish army, which provides the basic rhythm. Directed by Witold Giersz....

Part of an epoch-making release of Mozart's complete operas on DVD, here is the 18-year old composer's first mature opera buffa. Hilarity mingles with passionate emotions when belfiore believes he has killed his lover in a fit of jealousy, but then e...

Torment of a Saint revolves around Rishi Matthews and the 3 stages of his life. The 3 stages are depicted with the help of 3 famous paintings: Creation of Adam, The Scream, and The Last Supper. Watch the film and see our protagonist go through the 3 ...

A rare short done in much of the same vein of “Puissance de la Parole”, where there is no shortage of cross-dissolve and rapid montage effects. Here, the sources are between fashion clips, street footage, and a number of paintings, to which Godard na...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni is performed live at the Theater an der Wien in this 1999 production starring Carlos Alvarez in the title role and featuring the music of the Choir and Orchester der Weiner Staatsoper performing under the guidin...

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The Marriage of Figaro that received its premiere on 26 February 1975 in the Komische Oper Berlin was Walter Felsenstein’s last production and in many respects can be regarded as representing his legacy. Having just returned from directing a guest pr...

Founded in 2012 by Laurence Equilbey, the Insula Orchestra performs on period instruments and experiments with new concert formats. In summer 2018, the French conductor and her ensemble will present a little-known work by Mozart at the Parisian cultu...

From the series of animated films to classical music....

Combined animation. Mozart's music illustrates the memories of a man looking at a reproduction of Bernini's sculpture "The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" hanging on the wall....