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Verdi: Nabucco

Nabucco the complex story of Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon, who proclaims himself God and is hereon afflicted with madness remains a success with audiences. The director Günter Krämer paid particular attention to the interpersonal component of the opera accentuating the conflict-ridden king's loss of power as the core. His Nabucco is the tragedy of a mighty ruler. Leo Nucci, the baritone well known at all the great opera houses of the world, is Nabucco. After experiencing him at the Vienna State Opera, a critic wrote of his "fascinating timbre" and "intense and plausible acting". Maria Guleghina, who performs Abigaille, is one of the most celebrated and acclaimed sopranos of the world. She has been described as "Russian soprano with Verdi flowing through her veins". Supported by a distinguished cast (Marina Domashenko, Miroslav Dvorský, Giacomo Prestia) this Nabucco is a must for opera lovers.

Verdi: Nabucco

NR 2001
Boris Godunov

The libretto is by Mussorgsky himself and takes the eponymous “romantic tragedy” by the celebrated Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as its starting point. Boris Godunov is Mussorgsky’s masterpiece and his only complete opera. It’s a vast sprawling tapestry of Russian life, which centres on the Russian people – represented in the opera by a large and powerful chorus – rather than on the title figure. The staging was produced at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and is based on the original version of the score.

Boris Godunov

NR 2004
Salif Keita: World Music Portrait

Salif Keita has been one of the best selling world music artists since he embarked on a solo career fifteen years ago. In this portrait we are treated to music that spans his wide-ranging repertoire, from spellbinding performances of his traditional Malian music to concerts that showcase his innovations in fusing his musical roots with jazz, funk, Europop, and R&B. Highlights include performances in Denmark and France, as well as an improvised session with Carlos Santana.

Salif Keita: World Music Portrait

NR 2004
Check It Out, Yo!

Tomboy Yui (Mao Inoue) brings her 3 male friends along with her to see a live performance of local Okinawan rap group, “Workaholic”. Upon witnessing the crowd reaction, the boys decide to start a rap group of their own to impress chicks—while Toru (Hayato Ichihara) has the added motivation of impressing his older, more sophisticated love interest Nagisa (Ayumi Ito). With only 2 weeks to learn how to play instruments and prepare for their first show, the performance is predictably humiliating. In order to save pride they decide to give it another shot, but this time they ditch the instruments for a sampler and stay truer to themselves. Will Toru be able to capture Nagisa’s heart? Will Yui ever confess her love to Toru or will she just keep practicing her advanced pro wrestling techniques on him instead?

Check It Out, Yo!

5.2 2006
Classic Albums: The Doors

A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut album. This documentary in the Classic Albums series takes an in-depth look at the album, with commentary from Bruce Botnick, who worked on the album, and the three remaining Doors--guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore. The three band members also play some of their instrumental parts from the album, offering invaluable insight into how the songs were constructed.

Classic Albums: The Doors

7.7 2008
Robbie Williams: The Robbie Williams Show

The Robbie Williams Show was in many ways his comeback concert, having taken a year off from performing. Robbie gave a respectful nod and a wiggle to Elvis before launching into an adrenalin filled performance. Determined once again to push the bounds of entertainment, Robbie invaded Pinewood with a spectacular stage set of 60ft scaffolding an explosion of lights, a troupe of 80 electric dancers and a set of songs so hot the studio was in meltdown.

Robbie Williams: The Robbie Williams Show

6.5 2003
Tina Toon & Lenong Bocah The Movie

Tina, a fifth grade elementary school student lives with his father, Tono. She busks in the streets to earn the admission fee needed for junior high school. When Tina is singing on the street, she meets a record producer, Aswin, who is fascinated by Tina’s dance style. Then Tina and Tono are evicted from their rented house. Tina is entrusted to her grandmother who also lives with her two children, Mak Wecek and Opang. Mak Wecek and her daughter, lvi, are upset with Tina, for receiving more attention from grandma. Tina is then invited to join the Lenong Bocah group. Then the group performs at a birthday party for Aswin’s son. Aswin immediately asks Tina for a recording. Tina's album becomes a huge success. Tina is now wealthy, as well as Mak Wecek who becomes Tina’s manager.

Tina Toon & Lenong Bocah The Movie

NR 2004
Massenet: Thaïs

When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to fly. And when the clash takes place in a glorious, but rarely performed, opera by Massenet, it’s a delight to the ear just as much as to the eye. Renée Fleming is every inch the glamorous Thaïs, swathed in elegant gowns designed by Christian Lacroix. Thomas Hampson is Athanaël, the tortured man of God. This production by John Cox, which premiered in December 2008, brilliantly sets the stage for a confrontation as old as civilization itself.

Massenet: Thaïs

NR 2008
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

Rahul Khanna (Vinay Anand) and Sonia Chopra (Pooja Batra) are in love, they seek the blessings of their elders, Mahendra Pratap Khanna (Kiran Kumar), Mr. Chopra (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Mrs. Chopra (Kunika), and get married. During their honeymoon, Sonia, who is very ambitious, tells Rahul that he should start his own business, away from his father, and stand on his own feet. Rahul does so, and starts a modelling agency. His immediate rival is Sanjeev Verma (Faraaz Khan), who is very successful.

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

6.2 2001
Everybody's Famous!

Jean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overweight girl struggles to belt out a tune. When Jean is suddenly fired because of cut backs, he is ashamed and even more desperate to have his daughter succeed. In a chance meeting Jean kidnaps the most famous pop star in the country and holds her hostage demanding to be heard by the music industry. Catching the attention of the media and the eyes of the nation, Jean and Marva realize that the show must go on until everyone is famous.

Everybody's Famous!

5.5 2000