Classical music movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
This 2 night special takes off during their graduation, where Chiaki-senpai & Nodame left for Europe. The first special centered on Chiaki's story, the story tells about Chiaki's dream to be a conductor. Nodame on the other hand ...
Style:
dorama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, heartfelt ...
Plot:
classical music, piano, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, musician, music, musician's life, couple relations, train conductor, orchestra, conservatory ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
europe, paris france, vienna
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Genre: Animation, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
At Gloria Private Academy, where stars are born, Beethoven was a fighter, until music chose him. In the prestigious music department, students who match the talent of legendary musicians inherit their gifts and names. Trading his gloves for ...
Style:
stylized, dramatic, tense, anime
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
classical music, competition, beethoven, coming of age, high school life, rivalry, determination, mentor protege relationship, identity, legacy, audition, passion ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Film of the opera Cavalleria Rusticana conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
Style:
tragic ending, sentimental, period drama
Plot:
opera, jealousy, classical music, italian opera, revenge, passion, betrayal, love triangle, choir, adultery, honor, village life ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Animation, Music
Country: Croatia
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
There are four animated segments in this beautiful, musical animated movie and those are (as they appear in Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"): Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Explore Vivaldi's extraordinary world of music with this ...
Style:
relaxing, atmospheric, colorful, educational, scenic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
summer, spring, autumn, winter, classical music, nature, children, animal, folklore, concert, snow, sea ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
The heroine of this beloved opera finds herself faced with a dreadful choice: life without dignity or death with honor. Hear some of Puccini's most soaring and captivating music in this classic story of colliding hearts and cultures.
Style:
tragic ending, emotional, melancholic, art house, costume drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
opera, suicide, tragic romance, classical music, cross cultural relations, longing, loss, honor, female protagonist, heartbreak, sacrifice, desperation ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was ...
Style:
dramatic, surreal, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
opera, classical music, unrequited love, tragedy, jealousy, rivalry, obsession, european, bittersweet, love triangle, drinking, doll ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Experience Claudio Monteverdi's three-act opera in the environment it was meant to be seen with this release of a filmed performance captured live during a 2000 production staged at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in France. Mireille ...
Style:
historical drama, dramatic, intense, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
opera, live performance, classical music, ambition, betrayal, love triangle, power struggle, ancient rome, political intrigue, female protagonist, cupid, coronation ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
provence
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Handel's Alcina. Anonymous libretto, adapted from the libretto of Riccardo Broschi's "L'isola d'Alcina",
based on Ludovico Ariosto's "Orlando furioso" (uncredited)
Style:
dramatic, mystical, emotional, dark fantasy, intellectual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
opera, classical music, enchantment, illusion, sorcery, female antagonist, transformation, island, magic, betrayal, tragic romance, adaptation ...
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Genre: Music, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Style:
historical drama, dramatic, intense, baroque
Plot:
opera, classical music, live performance, political intrigue, ambition, jealousy, moral ambiguity, ritual, coronation, king, italian opera, artistic ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Gala Performance in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday.. 27 October 1992. BBC 2 Television live relay.
Style:
tragic ending, costume drama, concert film
Plot:
opera, shakespeare's othello, jealousy, betrayal, classical music, manipulation, live performance, tribute, choir, military, dancing, elite ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Soviet Union, Bulgaria
Duration: 256 min.
TV show
Story:
Biopic about Niccolo Paganini. He receives training from his father in early childhood. The best teachers of Parma are unable to give him more, so Paganini turns to a daily 15 hours of rigorous self-training. He makes sensational concert tours in ...
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
composer, classical music, biopic, musician, obsession, legacy, sacrifice, gambling, father son relationship, dancing, redemption, isolation ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
paris france, europe, london, vienna
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Genre: Biography, Music
Country: France
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The life and virtuosic work of Russian violinist David Oistrakh, once known as King David in the Soviet Union, is chronicled with depth and detail by filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon in this intriguing portrait of an artist. Highlights include a range of ...
Style:
serious, educational, intellectual, reflective, inspirational ...
Plot:
classical music, violin, interview, musician, portrait, legacy, propaganda, cold war era, biopic, relationship vs career, human spirit, hopes ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
soviet union, ussr, odessa ukraine, russia, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, UK, Sweden
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, dramatic, melancholic, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
composer, biopic, opera, musician, classical music, performer's life, ambition, creative process, legacy, nationalism, grief, cleaning ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
italy, milan italy
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is ...
Style:
period piece
Plot:
opera, classical music, satire, live performance, shakespeare, train conductor, farce, character study, revenge, gluttony, fairy, laundry ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Story:
Glyndebourne's intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini's third French opera, a sparkling medieval comedy of lust and chastity.
Style:
witty, costume drama, romantic comedy, lighthearted, period piece ...
Plot:
opera, classical music, live performance, seduction, choir, farce, disguise, wooing, medieval, adaptation, mistaken identity, aristocracy ...
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Genre: Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Live From Lincoln Center is an ongoing series of musical performances produced by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with Thirteen/WNET in New York City.
A series of concerts, ballets, operas, and recitals telecast, as the title ...
Style:
anthology, captivating, realistic, serious
Plot:
theater, live performance, ballet, opera, concert, classical music, performance art, orchestra, dance, dancing, choir, jazz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Hungary, Soviet Union
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at a piano competition. Through his playing, he wins the favours and later the hand of the countess ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, period piece, period drama
Plot:
composer, passion, biopic, piano, classical music, musician, aristocracy, wooing, melancholy, infidelity, royalty, family drama ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
russia, hungary, soviet union, paris france, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
From the world famous Arena of Verona, an international cast perform one of Puccini's best loved operas. The cruel Princess Turandot, ruler of China, will only wed a prince who can answer correctly her three riddles. Those who fail are ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, heroic, period drama
Plot:
opera, live performance, classical music, princess, prince, spectacle, sacrifice, royalty, choir, love at first sight, tragedy, orchestra ...
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Katyar Kaljat Ghusli is a 2015 Marathi film based on a play by the same name. Directed by Subodh Bhave, the film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan, and Subodh Bhave in lead roles. The film marks the acting debut for Mahadevan and ...
Style:
dramatic, poignant, melancholic, costume drama, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
classical music, passion, betrayal, competition, teacher student relationship, moral dilemma, tragedy, spectacle, hindu
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: France
Duration: 204 min.
Story:
"Inspired by a fable by La Fontaine, [composer Jean-Philippe] Rameau produced perhaps his most brilliant music for his penultimate great work, blending reality and the surreal on several levels." — from the DVD back cover
Style:
entertaining, spectacular, surreal, period piece, romantic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
opera, dance, classical music, choreography, charm, burlesque, adaptation, satire, surrealism, love story, horse, angel ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
paris france, versailles
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
The Wiener Philharmoniker mounts, and Andrea Breth stages, this 2007 production of Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin, starring Peter Mattei, Joseph Kaiser, Anna Samuil and Renée Morloc. The Konzertvereinigung Wiener ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
opera, live performance, classical music, duel, unrequited love, regret, melancholy, character study, choir, aristocracy, murder, marriage ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A classical musician travels to the South of France to escape his demons and wait for his new love, a younger woman named Sophia. Trying to come to peace with his new life in these slow, peaceful surroundings, his seemingly chance meeting with ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, atmospheric, reflective ...
Plot:
classical music, love story, changing lives, male female relationship, problem, relationships, couple relations, love and romance, love interest, love, relationship problems, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The Dunars are conductors from father to son. François' long and brilliant international career come to an end, whereas Denis has just won an umpteenth classical music award. When François is chosen to be the head of the Scala, his ultimate ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, orchestra, father son conflict, orchestra conductor, classical music, family drama, father, music, family life, musician's life, father and son, family relations ...
Place:
milan italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Two musicians who retired from their musical careers for different reasons join together with a demanding and difficult genius conductor to form an orchestra against all odds. Although it requires a lot of hard work to form their orchestra, they ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, emotional, sentimental, political ...
Plot:
musician, orchestra, love triangle, ambition, orchestra conductor, perfectionist, friendship, train conductor, classical music, passion, problem solving, life ...
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Josh, a classical piano student focused on winning the biggest competition of his life, encounters Charlotte, a free-spirited jazz pianist who distracts him to better her chances of winning. She lures him away from the practice room for a magical ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, dramatic, sincere, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
piano, jazz, competition, classical music, relationships, couple relations, music competition, love, female musician, couples, pianist, music ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A chamber orchestra is working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik. Financial hardship places a great strain on the band and the lead violinist, Sigrun. The annual grant from the city is coming to an end so the band hires a world renowned cellist ...
Style:
tension, tragicomedy, dark comedy, surreal
Plot:
cellist, orchestra, classical music, macabre, financial difficulty, sudden death, celebrity culture, desperation, concert, deception, betrayal, violinist ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The star singers in this revival of the 2006 production were Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel; the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House were under the baton of Antonio Pappano, the Music Director of the Royal ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
opera, live performance, italian opera, passion, love, classical music, relationships, problem, intrigue, orchestra, sacrifice, jealousy ...
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
romantic, dramatic, emotional, poignant, melancholic ...
Plot:
opera, classical music, tragedy, unrequited love, tragic romance, love triangle, passion, heartbreak, sacrifice, loyalty, adaptation, literary ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Georges Bizet's Carmen, filmed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, and conducted by Antonio Pappano, tells the tragic story of a soldier who falls for the sultry Carmen and abandons his career and family to be with her.
Style:
sensual, intense, emotional, erotic, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
opera, passion, classical music, jealousy, tragedy, obsessive love, adaptation, gypsy, forbidden love, character study, fatalism, soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Romania
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, dramatic, historical drama, intense ...
Plot:
biopic, world war two, classical music, orchestra, exile, train conductor, legacy, ambition, survival, resilience, rise and fall, perseverance ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, romania
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