Movies by Humphrey Burton
As part of the cast:
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Herbert Von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen (2008)
Cast: Herbert von Karajan, Ernst Wild, Gela-Marina Runne …
Directed by: Georg Wübbolt
The legendary Herbert von Karajan was the first conductor to meticulously film his performances, and this fascinating documentary offers interviews and von Karajan's pioneering footage…
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Glenn Gould: Hereafter (2005)
Cast: Glenn Gould, Humphrey Burton
Directed by: Bruno Monsaingeon
Renowned classical pianist Glenn Gould made a name for himself with his extraordinary talent, unique style and offbeat persona. Directed by Gould's friend Bruno Monsaingeon, this…
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The Fabulous '50s (2002)
Cast: Nat King Cole, Liberace, Jerry Lee Lewis …
What's the best way to revisit one of America's defining decades? Travel back to the 1950s -- the decade of the hula hoop, the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War -- by way of its…
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Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail (Royal Opera) (1987)
Cast: Kurt Moll, Humphrey Burton, Deon van der Walt …
Conductor Georg Solti leads the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in this performance -- produced by Elijah Moshinsky -- of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's comic…
As a director:
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Mozart: Requiem (2006)
Cast: Maria Ewing, Jerry Hadley, Marie McLaughlin …
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
Leonard Bernstein conducts the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in this 1988 performance of Mozart's final, unfinished masterpiece, filmed live at the splendid…
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Ivo Pogorelich: Recital (2005)
Cast: Ivo Pogorelich
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
In 1981, piano virtuoso Ivo Pogorelich took the stage at New York City's Carnegie Hall, and a musical star was born. This concert video features the pianist performing works from some of…
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Leonard Bernstein: Candide (1989)
Cast: Jerry Hadley, June Anderson, Adolph Green …
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
Based on the classic Voltaire tale, Leonard Bernstein's comic operetta follows innocent Candide (Jerry Hadley) and his philosophizing sidekick Dr. Pangloss (Adolph Green) through war,…
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Ode to Freedom: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1989)
Cast: Leonard Bernstein, June Anderson, Sarah Walker …
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, iconic American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein accepted an invitation to conduct this celebratory concert of Beethoven's…
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New Year's Concert: Vienna 1987: Karajan (1987)
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
Herbert Von Karajan conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in this 1987 New Year's Eve Concert Gala. In this feast of the arts, legendary opera singer Kathleen Battle provides stunning vocals…
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Die Fledermaus (Royal Opera) (1984)
Cast: Benjamin Luxon
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa and baritone Hermann Prey ring in 1984 with this New Year's presentation of Johann Strauss's lighthearted opera from London's Covent Garden. Te Kanawa is…
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1983)
Cast: Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anna Cooper …
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
World-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo puts his powerful instrument to use with his memorable portrayal of Renato de Grieux in this Royal Opera House production of Giacomo Puccini's…
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Sir Georg Solti: The Golden Ring (1965)
Cast: Birgit Nilsson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gottlob Frick …
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
This fascinating documentary chronicles the Vienna Philharmonic's standard-setting 1964 production of Wagner's great opus, directed by Georg Solti and featuring Wolfgang Windgassen…