Movies: Kathleen Battle

  • 1983
    Cosi Fan Tutte

    Cosi Fan Tutte (1983)

    Cosi Fan Tutte

    01983HD

    An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters. Bruscantini as Don Alfonso is past his prime, but he knows and understands the role inside out, so one does not even notice his vocal limitations. A...

    Cosi Fan Tutte
  • 1988
    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Ariadne auf Naxos (1988)

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    01988HD

    Jessye Norman is a regal Ariadne, the mythological Greek heroine in this opera-within-an-opera, opposite the passionate Bacchus of the great James King. Kathleen Battle delivers the coloratura fireworks of Zerbinetta, the leader of a commedia dell’ar...

    Ariadne auf Naxos
  • 1990
    Spirituals in Concert

    Spirituals in Concert (1990)

    Spirituals in Concert

    01990HD

    "Spirituals in Concert" featuring Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle....

    Spirituals in Concert
  • 1989
    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana

    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana (1989)

    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana

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    Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 1989 - Carmina Burana
  • 2023
    The Magic of Spirituals

    The Magic of Spirituals (2023)

    The Magic of Spirituals

    02023HD

    Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, and mor...

    The Magic of Spirituals
  • 1985
    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met (1985)

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    01985HD

    From the "James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met" DVD box set. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human comedy provides the perfect setting for this superb cast under James Levine’s ebullient leadership. The philanderi...

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met
  • 1991
    L'Elisir d'Amore

    L'Elisir d'Amore (1991)

    L'Elisir d'Amore

    101991HD

    John Copley’s colorful production, with designs by Beni Montresor, was created around the beloved superstar Luciano Pavarotti. As the simple, good-hearted Nemorino, he enchanted audiences with his larger-than-life personality as well as his golden vo...

    L'Elisir d'Amore
  • 1991
    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert (1991)

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

    01991HD

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert is an 89-minute television film starring the opera singers Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade, the jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, the Wynton Marsalis Septet, the American Boychoir, the Christmas Concert Chorus,...

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
  • 1987
    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987

    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987 (1987)

    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987

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    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987
  • 1988
    The Met - Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    The Met - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1988)

    The Met - Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    01988HD

    With its hilarious hijinks and vocal virtuosity, Rossini’s madcap comedy always proves a delightful treat. For this 1988 telecast, the Met assembled a cast capable of tackling both the musical and physical challenges of this bel canto farce, seen her...

    The Met - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  • 1990
    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall (1990)

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall

    01990HD

    A filmed concert of two famed sopranos....

    Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals at Carnegie Hall