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Performing Arts

Performance Arts have been generally merged into the more classical forms of stagecraft, ie. Ballet, Dance, Opera, Theatre and Gilbert & Sullivan, and are listed by title below. Performing music, both studio and live performance are best found under "Music Capsule". Right: The spectacular troupe of "Cirque du Soleil".

Les Miserables in Concert: The 10th Anniversary (1995)

8.8/10
Director: John Caird, Trevor Nunn
Starring: 250 Performers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Recognised as the world's most popular musical, the full magnificence of the score played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is captured on video at... Read more

Les Miserables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)

8.8/10
Director: Nick Morris
Starring: Jenny Galloway, Alfie Boe, Matt Lucas, Lea Salonga, Nick Jonas, Samantha Barks,...

'Les Miserables' is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals. In celebration of 25 amazing years of this incredible show, 'Les Miserables... Read more

Liza with a Z (1972)

8.6/10
Starring: Liza Minnelli

See the legendary Liza Minnelli at the height of her powers in this dazzlingly entertaining musical special. After capturing Oscar gold for "Cabaret,"... Read more

Lord of the Dance (1996)

8.1/10
Director: David Mallet
Starring: Michael Flatley, Bernadette Flynn, Daire Nolan

Filmed at the Point Theatre in Dublin, 'Lord of the Dance' takes Irish dancing to spectacular new heights. Orchestrated and conducted by Anne Dudley,... Read more

Lucia di Lammermoor (1986)

8.1/10
Director: Peter Butler
Starring: Joan Sutherland, Malcolm Donnelly, Richard Greager

Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Greager star in this dazzling production of Gaetano Donizetti's classic opera 'Lucia di Lammermoor' in which a bride... Read more

Madame Butterfly (1996)

7/10
Director: Frederic Mitterrand
Starring: Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Ning Liang

Martin Scorsese presents Madame Butterfly, the heart-wrenching story of a beautiful young geisha who sacrifices her family, her religion and ultimatel... Read more

Man on Wire (2008)

7.8/10
Director: James Marsh
Starring: Philippe Petit

In 1974, 24 year-old tight-rope walker Philippe Petit performed an illegal high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Often ref... Read more

Manon (1995)

7.1/10
Starring: Steven Heathcote, Justine Summers

In 18th century Paris, Manon, a captivating young woman, falls passionately in love with a penniless student, des Grieux. Manipulated by her avariciou... Read more

Margot (2005)

7.7/10
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev

This is the story of how the most famous dancer that England ever produced was deceived and betrayed by those closest to her; of how a little girl cal... Read more

Met Opera: Hansel and Gretel (2008)

Director: Barbara Willis Sweete, Richard Jones
Starring: Philip Langridge, Alice Coote, Christine Schafer

Most fairy tales, though charming on the outside, have darker underpinnings. Alice Coote and Christine Schafer play the siblings lost in a shadowy wor... Read more