James Morris Movies
- 1995
Otello
Otello4.51995HD
Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great actors. This is one performance where both playwrigh...
- 1990
Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold71990HD
From the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow Bridge that appears at the end, leading to a glistening...
- 2010
Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]
Simon Boccanegra [The Metropolitan Opera]02010HD
When this sumptuous production by Giancarlo del Monaco opened in 1995, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo gave a riveting performance as the fiery revolu...
- 1990
Die Walküre
Die Walküre81990HD
The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behren...
- 1982
Puccini: La Boheme
Puccini: La Boheme01982HD
"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera. This pro...
- 2012
The Metropolitan Opera: Otello
The Metropolitan Opera: Otello02012HD
In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performance as the innocent Desdemona, a role long considere...
- 1987
Verdi: Macbeth
Verdi: Macbeth71987HD
Macbeth" was Giuseppe Verdi's first attempt at music drama and also the first manifestation of his profound love for Shakespeare's work. Verdi took gr...
- 2001
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg102001HD
James Morris leads an all-star cast including Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, Thomas Allen and René Pape, in this production of Wagner's comic opera, rec...
- 1996
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary01996HD
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I cou...
- 1988
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Les Contes d'Hoffmann01988HD
Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for Neil Sh...
- 1990
Siegfried
Siegfried7.51990HD
Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung),by Richard Wagner.
- 2010
Thomas: Hamlet
Thomas: Hamlet02010HD
After over a century out of the Met’s repertoire, audiences were thrilled to discover just what a sensational evening in the theater Thomas’s Hamlet c...
- 1997
Billy Budd
Billy Budd01997HD
John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose kindness and inn...
- 1979
Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera01979HD
Renata Scotto is the innocent Luisa, very much in love with Rodolfo (Plácido Domingo in one of his best roles). But he turns out to be the son of the...
- 1984
Anna Bolena
Anna Bolena01984HD
King Henry VIII (Enrico VIII) of 16th century England falls in love with his queen's lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour (Giovanna Seymour). The queen, Anne...
- 1983
Cosi Fan Tutte
Cosi Fan Tutte01983HD
An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters. Bruscantini as Don Alfonso is past his prime, bu...
- 2019
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot02019HD
Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece. In this performance from the 201...
- 1978
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni81978HD
Imbuing the familiar Don Juan myth with a captivating combination of comedy, seductiveness, danger, and damnation, Mozart created an enduring masterpi...
- 1995
The Metropolitan Opera: Otello
The Metropolitan Opera: Otello01995HD
Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great actors. This is one performance where both playwrigh...