Christopher Purves Movies

  • 2010
    Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

    Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

    Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

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    Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnat...

    Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
  • 2021
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

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    Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the mass...

    Peter Grimes
  • 2023
    Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold

    Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold

    Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold

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    When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one another...

    Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold
  • 2012
    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

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    The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for "Peter Grimes" at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten's operas on...

    Britten: Peter Grimes
  • 2009
    Falstaff

    Falstaff

    Falstaff

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    Live from Glyndebourne 2009

    Falstaff
  • 2013
    Glass: The Perfect American

    Glass: The Perfect American

    Glass: The Perfect American

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    The last days of the American icon Walt Disney form a powerful and poignant subject for Philip Glass's latest opera, which was filmed at its first per...

    Glass: The Perfect American
  • 2013
    Written On Skin

    Written On Skin

    Written On Skin

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    When Written on Skin had its premiere at the 2012 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, conducted by George Benjamin himself, it received a standing ovation. Th...

    Written On Skin
  • 2015
    Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron

    Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron

    Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron

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    Moses und Aron is a three-act opera by Arnold Schoenberg with the third act unfinished. The 2015 Production was led by Romeo Castellucci in Paris. Mos...

    Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron
  • 2016
    Saul

    Saul

    Saul

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    Glyndebourne's Saul stole the summer and had critics raving. The Guardian (****) applauded virtuoso stagecraft from director Barrie Kosky in his debut...

    Saul
  • 2024
    Das Rheingold

    Das Rheingold

    Das Rheingold

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    Der Ring des Nibelungen in a production of the Zürich opera house, recorded 2024. "Dramatic music-making at its finest". In the hands of General Music...

    Das Rheingold
  • 2024
    Siegfried

    Siegfried

    Siegfried

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    Der Ring des Nibelungen in a production of the Zürich opera house, recorded 2024. "Dramatic music-making at its finest". In the hands of General Music...

    Siegfried
  • 2024
    Götterdämmerung

    Götterdämmerung

    Götterdämmerung

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    Der Ring des Nibelungen in a production of the Zürich opera house, recorded 2024. "Dramatic music-making at its finest". In the hands of General Music...

    Götterdämmerung