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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".

The Red Shoes ( Blu-ray ) (1948)

8.3/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Esmond Knight, Al...

'The Red Shoes', the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema's quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the m... Read more

Aria (1987)

5.8/10
Director: Bruce Beresford, Charles Sturridge, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Jean-Luc Godard, Julien Temple, Ken Russell, Nicolas Roeg, Robert Altman, Bill Bryden
Starring: John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Buck Henry, Beverly D'Angelo, Anita Morris, Bridget...

Ten different directors select a different aria and have free rein to do anything that they want. The world of opera meets the medium of film with a w... Read more

Andre Rieu in Wonderland (2007)

Director: Pit Weyrich
Starring: Andre Rieu

"Once upon a time - as a child I had only to hear these magical words and I would find myself transported to the land of fairy-tales. I would dream o... Read more

Il Divo: Encore (2005)

7.5/10
Starring: Il Divo, Simon Cowell

Since releasing their debut album in 2004 'Il Divo' have become one of the world's most successful male vocal groups. 'Encore' features a live perform... Read more

Carmen on Ice (1990)

6.7/10
Starring: Brian Boitano, Katarina Witt

This sizzling dramatisation is set to the passionate strains of Bizet's beloved opera in a special arrangement by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. A fir... Read more

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

7.4/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville

Jacques Offenbach's fantasy work is magnificently brought to the screen by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ('The Red Shoes'). Robert Rounseville... 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

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

Broadway: The Golden Age (2004)

8.4/10
Director: Rick McKay
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Ben Gazzara, Shirley MacLaine, Carol Burnett, Car...

Filmmaker Rick McKay's tribute to the Broadway legends of the past was made with no crew and no budget. With just his digital camera, McKay interview... Read more

Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century - Part 2: Rhythm (1996)

7.6/10
Starring: Sir Simon Rattle

In the 20th century western music has freed itself from the dominance of melody and explored the richness of musical pulse for its own sake. beginnin... Read more