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".
Met Opera: La Boheme (2008)
Director: Franco Zeffirelli, Gary Halvorson
Starring: Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon Vargas, Ainhoa Arteta, Ludovic Tezier, Quinn Kelsey, Ore...
A magnificent cast comes together for Franco Zeffirelli's iconic production of the Puccini favourite. The exciting young conductor Nicola Luisotti pre... Read more
Met Opera: Macbeth (2008)
Director: Gary Halvorson, Adrian Noble
Starring: Zeljko Lucic, John Relyea, Maria Guleghina, Dimitri Pittas
Giuseppe Verdi's longstanding affinity for Shakespeare is explored in Adrian Noble's dark yet exhilarating vision for this disturbing work. James Levi... Read more
Met Opera: Manon Lescaut (2008)
Director: Brian Large
Starring: Marcello Giordani, Karita Mattila, Dwayne Croft, Dale Travis
On the heels of her triumph in Jenofa, Finnish phenomenon Karita Mattila adds another landmark role to her Met repertory, the free-spirited beauty Man... Read more
Met Opera: Peter Grimes (2008)
Director: Gary Halvorson, John Doyle
Starring: Anthony Dean Griffey, Patricia Racette, Anthony Michaels-Moore
Peter Grimes is under investigation for unthinkable transgressions, yet Benjamin Britten's probing exploration of the nature of guilt and judgment imp... Read more
Met Opera: Tosca (2009)
Director: Gary Halvorson
Starring: Karita Mattila, George Gagnidze, Marcelo Alvarez
"Tosca" is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. The work, based on Victorien Sardou'... Read more
Michael Flatley - Gold (2000)
7.6/10
Starring: Michael Flatley
He danced his way to international acclaim as a member of the "Riverdance" troupe, and this special retrospective program salutes Michael Flatley with... Read more
Miss Saigon Live: 25th Anniversary (2016)
Director: Brett Sullivan
This spectacular, sell-out 25th Anniversary Gala Performance of the global stage sensation also features appearances by the original cast including Jo... Read more
Moana & The Tribe - Live & Proud (2003)
With a fusion of traditional Maori music and contemporary sounds, 'Moana & the Tribe' have a unique Kiwi sound. Featuring 140 minutes of interviews an... Read more
Music Hall Days (2001)
Telling the story of the magical Music Hall era. Take a trip back to the Middle Ages and explore the unruly Bartholomew Fayres, before moving forward... Read more
Nabucco (2000)
8.3/10
Starring: Walter Donati, Galiana Kalanina, Alessandro Teliga, Malgorzata Walewska
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's death, his 4-part biblical epic was filmed at St Margarethen in Austria in 2000, with Wal... Read more