Movies: Alain Vernhes

  • 2008
    Massenet: Thaïs

    Massenet: Thaïs (2008)

    Massenet: Thaïs

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    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 d...

    Massenet: Thaïs
  • 2001
    Manon

    Manon (2001)

    Manon

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    Live 2001 recording at the Bastille opera in Paris in a production for l'Opéra de Paris by Gilbert Deflo. High praise was given to the historical costumes by William Orlando, the minimal décor, the sophisticated lighting as well as the musical excell...

    Manon
  • 2004
    Hamlet

    Hamlet (2004)

    Hamlet

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    Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance....

    Hamlet
  • 1985
    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1985)

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

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    The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An emine...

    Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
  • 2010
    Dialogues des Carmelites

    Dialogues des Carmelites (2010)

    Dialogues des Carmelites

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    The first ever performances in Munich, this production was entrusted to Dmitri Tcherniakov, whose worldwide reputation is underpinned by productions like Eugene Onegin and Macbeth at the Paris Opera and Don Giovanni at Aix-en- Provence. The superb in...

    Dialogues des Carmelites
  • 2010
    Mireille

    Mireille (2010)

    Mireille

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    In 2009, Frédéric Mistral’s tale of love and loss in Provence came to the Opéra de Paris with a new production of Gounod’s 1864 opera Mireille. Nicolas Joel’s naturalistic staging frames the accomplished performances of Albanian soprano Inva Mula as ...

    Mireille
  • 2004
    L'heure espagnole

    L'heure espagnole (2004)

    L'heure espagnole

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    L'heure espagnole
  • 2010
    Massenet: Werther

    Massenet: Werther (2010)

    Massenet: Werther

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    Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. After the marriage Charlotte suggests that Werther should travel - but not forget her. In addition to the singing and orchestral accompaniment, the enti...

    Massenet: Werther