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Rental > Music > Performing Arts: 42 Films to Rent on VHS
- Pavarotti & the Italian Tenors (1992)
- Dir. Joshua Waletzky
- Luciano Pavarotti traces his musical influences back, through early appearances and interviews with his tutors, to reveal the rich heritage of…
- Ute Lemper - Illusions (1992)
- Dir. Michael Houldey
Feat. Ute Lemper
- Live performances of songs from Ute Lemper's 1992 album.
- Jose Carreras - A Life Story (1991)
- Feat. Jose Carreras
- Overshadowed by some of his larger than life peers, Spanish tenor Jose Carreras is here celebrated in his own right, surveying a life of perseverance…
- Monster in a Box (1991)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- Spalding Gray recalls the adventures that befell him while trying to write his autobiography. Colourfully delivered monologue with Laurie Anderson…
- Best of Victor Borge: Act One & Two, The (1990)
- Feat. Victor Borge
- A collection of live performances and routines from the inimitable Victor Borge – raconteur, pianist, comedian and more.
- Mack the Knife (1989)
- Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Julie Walters…
- Muddled adaptation of The Threepenny Opera is notable for some pretty inept dance sequences and some rather overt mugging by some well–known…
- Carmen (Bizet) (1987)
- Dir. Brian Large
Feat. Agnes Baltsa, Jose Carreras
- Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Conductor: James Levine.
- Magic Flute, The (Mozart) (1983)
- Dir. August Everding
Feat. Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberova
- Bayerischen Staatsoper. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.
- Verdi - Rigoletto (1983)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Feat. Luciano Pavarotti
- A splendid version of Verdi's darkly tragic opera, shot on location, with Pavarotti playing the Duke of Mantua.
- Catherine Wheel, The (1982)
- Dir. Twyla Tharp
- Complete stage performance of the modern dance extravaganza, The Catherine Wheel, as well as a behind–the–scenes peek at the production…