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Benoit Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role, with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under Antonio Pappano.

A young Spanish woman marries a lowly Englishman, rather than the aristocrat her father had intended, much to his displeasure.

On 11th August 1990, what began as just another Stranglers gig at Alexandra Palace became their final performance with founding member and frontman Hugh Cornwell. Fortunately, the night was captured on film, preserving a piece of music history for fans to experience again and again.

From Palazzo Barberini in Rome, flutist Marzio Conti and pianist Gloria Belli will perform: “Cantabile et presto” by George Enescu; “Fantaisie, Op. 79” by Gabriel Fauré; and “Suite Paysanne Hongroise” by Béla Bartók.

A musical-comedy by Conrad Wiene

A portrait of French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992), through archival films from 1964 to 1987.

The owner of a fish-and-chips shop in the Billingsgate area of London harbors a secret ambition: to become a movie star. It turns out that she has a beautiful singing voice, and when that fact comes to the attention of a movie studio, it begins to turn her and her family's lives upside down.

Heralded by the futuristic computer-generated cityscapes that have become a signature feature of his work, Lawrence Lek’s mini-opus Geomancer is less inclined to map the building blocks of the urban architecture of tomorrow than to try and summon up the spirit of our rapidly dawning age - one whose characteristics, Lek implies, include the growing ascendancy of the cultural phenomenon of Sino-Futurism. As the geopolitical axis tilts further to the East, and as once-dominant economic/technological models are cast into doubt, Lek alights on a longstanding tension between the place of the human and the role of the machine, sharpened by contemporary hopes and anxieties around the rise of East Asia, and by speculations that new forms of artificial intelligence, already outperforming mere mortals in matters of automation and aggregation, will challenge us in more creative skills as well. (fvu.co.uk)

Composer Joseph Lanner is jealous when the first violinist in his orchestra, none other than Johann Strauss, wants to form his own orchestra also in Vienna and write his own compositions.

A love-sick computer programmer unleashes a devastating computer virus on his colleagues. The charming but deadly animated virus goes on to conquer the world, destroying first language then cosmic order.

A profile of composer Steve Reich, a leading creator of stripped-down, "minimal" music. The program explores how Reich's music eventually became accessible to the musical audience at large. Included are interviews with the composer himself, and contemporaries, and also performances of some of his works.

A live consert with Vasco

For its opening concert, the Young Euro Classic features Austrian conductor Katharina Wincor and Romanian violinist Ioana Cristina Goicea. The two women will be joined on stage by the Romanian Youth Orchestra, who have already played a starring role at the Berlin festival.

Concert footage of British rock band Oasis performing the second of two record breaking gigs at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire, England as part of the UK summer leg of their 1996 world tour. Oasis live at Knebworth park 1996 the two gigs broke box office records when one in every 20 people in the UK applied for tickets. They have since gone into the history books as era-defining concerts. The gigs came during Oasis' world tour for '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'

Four modern witches, with the help of their power to control karma, will have to face everyday situations and try to understand the limits between good and evil, expressing themselves through dance and urban music.

A strange new act has arrived at the fairground. Who is Grinpayne and how did he get his hideous smile? Helped by an old man, a lone wolf and a blind girl, his story must be told. The epic tale of an abandoned child with a terrible secret. A disfigured youth who is desperate to hide and a sightless girl who longs to be discovered. Let the darkness seduce you.

Documentary about the life and career of Elvis Presley produced for Sky Arts. Includes rarely seen clips and photos from throughout Elvis' career as well as comments from music historians and musicians, songwriters, producers, actors, etc. who worked with him. Narrated by producer/director David Upshal.

A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.

A journalist is sent to the South of France to interview a reclusive millionaire..He offers his hotel bedroom to the millionaires daughter to use to avoid her boyfriend,who is actually a crook, His boss arrives unexpectedly and as there is no other room available expects to share the hotel room with him, he explains the situation by saying he had just married the girl.Obviously lots of comedic situations arise because of this.

Scotty Moore is joined by some of the world's greatest guitarists in this concert honoring Elvis Presley. Moore, the King's first guitarist, leads this stellar tribute featuring jams by Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Bill Wyman, Ron Wood, Steve Gibbons, Mike Sanchez, Albert Lee and Paul Ansell. Held in 2004 at London's Abbey Road Studios, the concert showcases 27 Elvis classics. Extras include interviews and rehearsal footage.

Huw Stephens presents an exciting selection of short films from emerging artists and film-makers from across the UK. Topics are fresh, varied and thought-provoking, including a behind-the-scenes look at a zoo closing for the night, an honest account of farming the land, and a powerful love letter from a son to a mother who has cancer. Expect to be moved and challenged by these short dramas, observations and dance, made by a new generation of storytellers. Yew; Echdo; King of the Pit; Two B or Not Two B; Lucky House; Everything Is Fine; The Jacket; Cages; It's Always Been; Mary Lost Her Battle; Between the Dog and the Wolf; From His Perspective

A struggling composer gets one of his pieces into a film program and his wife captures the lead part in the production as well.

A composer at work on an operetta falls in love with a girl, without realising that she is the star of the opera company.

Austrian composer Franz Léhar's opera Giuditta receives a unique interpretation by the Seefestspiele Mörbisch in this stage production, which stars Natalia Ushakova and Mehrzad Montazeri as the principal leads. The Morbisch Festival Orchestra accompanies the production, while the Chorus and Ballet of the Seefestpiele Mörbisch lend added support.

Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band - the Velvet Underground, with Lou Reed. Cale delved into other mainstream and experimental music genres as well.

Manuel Liñán is a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer who is pushing the boundaries of the artform and challenging gender norms. Born into a modest family in Granada in 1980, Liñán grew up under pressure to fulfil his father's dream of becoming a bullfighter - a path that did not correspond to his true passion. This documentary follows the artist through the creative process and rehearsals of his work “Muerte de Amor” in June 2024.

A British musical film directed by Victor Hanbury and Ladislao Vajda

A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).

Composed by Fiorenzo Carpi to a libretto by Giorgio Strehler based on Franz Kafka’s famous short story *The Metamorphosis*, this one-act opera is divided into five scenes and remains unfinished. The Teatro Lirico Sperimentale has commissioned Alessandro Solbiati to compose the fifth scene.

Documentary detailing the career of The Carpenters from their formative years through to specially shot footage of Richard Carpenter in the recording studio today. The film includes interviews with Richard Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert, Petula Clark, Damon Gough, Kim Gordon and Dionne Warwick Rare archive includes the wedding footage of Karen walking down the isle. —Anonymous

Sergei Prokofiev's setting of the fairy tale "Cinderella" premiered at Moscow's Bolshoi Theater in 1945. In 1986, Rudolf Nureyev, then ballet director of the Paris Opera, choreographed the ballet anew and transposed the story into a private cinema, with sets reminiscent of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis." ARTE shows the Paris Opera performance from December 31, 2018.

La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault. The opera was first performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817.---- IMDB id refers to Great Performances: Season 24, Episode 12 La Cenerentola (3 Apr. 1996) from Houston Grand Opera so release date is misleading.

fragments from song lyrics of different artists have given life to this story about love, loss and desperation.

On New Year's Day 1964, Jimmy Savile ushered in a revolution in television broadcasting - a weekly show devoted to the pop charts. In the first of an evening of programmes marking the 30th anniversary of Top of the Pops, Smashie and Nicey (Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse) pay tribute to this triumphant survivor from the days when the Beatles topped the chart with I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Three poptastic decades surrender their fab sounds, their hits and their haircuts, for our nostalgic enjoyment - from the Moptops to Take That, from the Stones to Madonna.

Set in late-1970s Dundee, Schemers is based on writer-producer David McLean’s early years in the music business. After a run in with a local gangster, a fledgling promoter and his two friends raise their ambitions to booking major bands in order to escape their debt.

A singer is trapped in France by the unforeseen outbreak of World War II and a man who serves the German occupiers demands, in exchange for safe conduct for herself and her daughter, to act as a spy and informer for members of the Resistance.

A musical short story about a woman who decides her lottery ticket numbers on the basis of musical doodling.

A young ex-seminarian named José is doing his military service in Córdoba. There he meets Carmen, a beautiful flamenco dancer who falls madly in love, to the point that he steals to get money for her, so he will be imprisoned. José does not support the separation and, when he is driven by the Civil Guard on a train, he runs off by jumping out the window. He then left for Madrid in search of Carmen, who now lives in the company of his uncle, the lame, master of dancers. The woman welcomes José coldly, although they engage in a strange and tense relationship behind the back of El Morao, her former pimp, who lives with her again.

Accompanying film for Jungle's 2021 album "Loving in Stereo".

A unique and fascinating insight into the career and controversies of one of the most successful and contentious heavy metal bands of all time: Slipknot. The film combines new interviews, backstage access and an exclusive live session from the nine-piece group, performing six career-defining tracks at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in front of an intimate audience. The six tracks, one from each of the band’s albums, transport the group, acknowledged by many as one of the most extreme live acts ever, from their usual arena-sized shows to a uniquely intimate and intense setting. The film highlights the group’s phenomenal 25-year career, revealing how one of the most relentless and intense-sounding groups ever have struggled with drink, drugs, depression and the death of a band member, topped the charts, outsold their peers and picked up a Grammy along the way, whilst staying as bold, fearless and exhilarating as ever.

Alice’s wonderful journey and all the incredible characters she meets along the way have influenced music, art, and literature in countless ways. Stefano Bollani, with the collaboration of Valentina Cenni, takes us on a journey full of surprises—through jazz, improvisation, and songs—where everything is constantly changing and transforming, in the company of white rabbits, walruses, and mad hatters.

Daniel, the leader of a criminal youth gang, views new guy Victor first as a threat, then as possible addition to his gang. When Victor refuses, but sets his eyes on Daniel's Sister Nancy, Daniel orders her to get close to Victor so she can persuade him to join the gang. Daniel does not expect that instead the relationship with Victor makes Nancy longing for a life without crime. A juvenile-delinquent-crime-musical!

A modern fairy tale: Young beauty meets the three musketeers and experiences her own "adventures".