Rasputin

Franz Woyzeck, a lowly soldier stationed in a mid-nineteenth century provincial German town, is the father of an illegitimate child by his mistress Marie.

Runtime

1h 34m

Cast

Franz Grundheber, Waltraud Meier, Mark Baker

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Sam Wood

Cast

Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means sil...

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

George Waggner

Cast

Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey

A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic opera manager end in abrupt firing in spite of a mutual attraction. He's quickly engaged by another theatre and becomes famous for his lavish stage productions and fine acting, which begins their golden age with Suppé and Strauss.

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Willi Forst

Cast

Maria Holst, Dora Komar, Paul Hörbiger

This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She drove audiences wild by the way her opulent voice caressed the music’s long phrases and sprinted effortlessly through the fiendish runs, trills, embellishments and stratospheric high notes. On...

Runtime

2h 16m

Director

Richard Bonynge, David Stivender

Cast

Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira