Opera Meets Film: How Pixar’s ‘Up’ Illuminates & Subverts ‘Carmen’s’ Habanera

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Pete Doctor’s “Up.” {…}

Aug 24, 2017

Opera Meets Film: How Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ Exposes Moral Corruption, Not Heroism, of American Forces in ‘Apocalypse Now’

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Francis Ford Coppola’s {…}

Aug 17, 2017

Opera Meets Film: ‘Tosca’ & James Bond Come Together in ‘Quantum of Solace’

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Marc Forster’s “Quantum {…}

Aug 10, 2017

Opera Meets Film: How Werner Herzog’s ‘Fitzcarraldo’ Frames Its Conflict With Enrico Caruso, Verdi & Bellini

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Werner Herzog’s “Fitzcarraldo.” {…}

Aug 3, 2017

Opera Meets Film: How Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ & Lars Von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ Are Married Through Suffering & Destruction

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Lars Von Trier’s {…}

Jul 27, 2017

Opera Meets Film: How Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ Is Inspired By Wagner’s ‘Siegfried’

“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Quentin Tarantino’s “Django {…}

Jul 20, 2017

Opera Meets Film: Bartok’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ Inspires Argentine Director’s ‘Kékszalállú’

We are proud to introduce “Opera Meets Film,” a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment {…}