Opera Productions, Old and New
12. Opera through the Lens Boris GoduNov
Reigned as Tsar 1585–98 Opera by Modest Mussorgsky 1784 Boris Godunov, Mariinsky 1990
Boris Godunov, film 1989 The theater at Drottningholm Palace and the audience for Ingmar Bergman’s film ofThe Magic Flute (1975) Scene from the overture in Kenneth Branagh’s film ofThe Magic Flute (2006) The Three Ladies in Kenneth Branagh’s film ofThe Magic Flute (2006) Joseph Losey: Don Giovanni (1979)
Kasper Bech Holten: Juan (2010) Andrea Palladio buildings in Vicenza: the Basilica (above) and the Villa Rotonda (right) Ruggero Raimondi in the opening scene of Joseph Losey’s film ofDon Giovanni (1979) Ruggiero Raimondi in the final scene of Joseph Losey’s film ofDon Giovanni (1979) Scene from Juan by Kasper Bech Holten (2010) Ruggero Raimondi as Don Giovanni
Christopher Maltman as Juan Opera for Television
Gian Carlo Menotti:Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951), left Benjamin Britten:Owen Wingrave (1970), below Benjamin Britten and Myfanwy Piper
John Piper: San Marco, Venice Death in Venice
Art by Catherine Moleski Filming Death in Venice (1981) Scene from Tony Palmer’s film ofDeath in Venice (1981) Britten:Death in Venice. Opening picture of the Deborah Warner production (ENO, 2013) Britten:Death in Venice. Andrew Shore and John Graham-Hall in he Deborah Warner production (ENO, 2013) Scene from Tony Palmer’s film ofDeath in Venice (1981) The Roman Settings of Tosca
Act 1 (top left): Sant’Andrea della Valle Act 2 (above): Palazzo Farnese Act 3 (bottom left): Castel Sant’Angelo Ruggero Raimondi as Scarpia, in Giuseppe Patroni Griffi’s Tosca (1992) Angel Blue and Catherine Malfitano in Christophe Honoré’s Tosca (Aix-en-Provence, 2019) Angel Blue sings “Vissi d’Arte” in Christophe Honoré’s Tosca (Aix-en-Provence, 2019) Director Ken Russell, left Puccini: Turandot, below Opera Productions, Old and New
Opera through the Lens
Ken Russell: “Nessun dorma” from Aria (1987)