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".
Blue Man Group: Complex Rock Tour (2003)
8.1/10
Culled from two shows at Next Stage Amphitheatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, this exhilarating program showcases the famous cerulean-skinned performance... Read more
La Fille Du Regiment (2007)
8.6/10
Starring: Natalie Dessay, Dawn French
The dazzling Donizetti opera is staged with Natalie Dessay assuming the role of Marie in this acclaimed revival by the Royal Opera. Juan Diego Florez,... Read more
Discovering Tchaikovsky (2006)
Director: Matthew Woodward
Conductor Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra explore Tchaikovsky's music through two of his most famous works. The 'Romeo & Juliet F... Read more
Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete
After a tough spell, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has a charismatic and passionate new conductor, Peter Oundjiian, and this vibrant documentary foll... Read more
Chorus - Opera Australia (2006)
Recorded at the Sydney Opera House, Opera Australia presents this compilation of some of the best known and loved opera chorus highlights including ex... Read more
Ennio Morricone: Live in Concert 2004 / Morricone: A Documentary (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Giovanni Morricone
Starring: Ennio Morricone
Celebrating the world's greatest film composer, this collection includes a powerful live Morricone performance plus a revealing documentary on his ext... Read more
La Traviata (1987)
7.3/10
Director: John Copley
Starring: Richard Greager, Rosemary Gunn, Neville Wilkie, Joan Carden
Recorded at the Sydney Opera House, 14 October 1987, this acclaimed production of Verdi's opera skillfully combines a triumphant celebration of life w... Read more
Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century - Part 6: After The Wake (1996)
7.6/10
Starring: Sir Simon Rattle
Part Six of this excellent series looks forward and back. Firstly it considers the musical legacy of two men who dominated the first part of the 20th... Read more
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U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)
Director: Mark Dornford-May
Starring: Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou, Zweilungile Sidloyi, Andries Mba...
A vibrant and cinematic re-telling of Bizet's famous opera, set in modern South Africa, and starring the sublime Pauline Malefane as the eponymous cig... 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