Musicals & Music Films > Opera & Operetta Musicals & Music Films

Advantages: Origami-like sets, costumes, bold basic colors; Mozart's music, all sung beautifully.
Disadvantages: Un-PC elements may cause unease in modern audiences.

...'The Magic Flute', Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's popular opera. Created in that highly disciplined world of specialized vocal and instrumental music and theatre, it remains among the lightest in the genre. The story amounts to little more than a children's tale with the usual elements of heroism, love, revenge, forgiveness, etc. Ah, but the most aurally pleasing music of Mozart elevates it to a higher plane. From Arthaus Musik DVD comes this modern, ...
...boyish green-hat-and-lederhosen-clad Bavarian. Mozart's Sublime, Inspiring Music Delivered Beautifully. Mozart employs a host of musical forms and styles here. With a variety of melodies, harmonies and rhythms appearing throughout the work, he brings a liveliness to the tale of heroism. Most of the music is written in the major keys, that is, in a bright and optimistic mood. To think that Mozart wrote this opera just a few months before his death ... Read review

Advantages: Very fun, colourful film
Disadvantages: Avoid if you don't like musicals

...up going to the same high school. As you can probably tell from the title this film is a musical and has many great songs throughout along with a very enjoyable and fun storyline. The songs are all very vibrant, and easy to pick up and i absolutely love them all. This has to be one of my favourite films of all time and i also own the CDs and the singstar version for the ps2. It is definitely worth buying ... Read review

Advantages: Great set list
Disadvantages: None really

Cradle of filth Cradle of filth's music is best described as Gothic Black metal. They formed in 1991 and have since released 9 albums. Metal Hammer has described them as the most succesful British band since Iron Maiden. Cradle of filth have sparked much controversy with t shirts and satanic imagery and have gained much negative attention through this. They started as pure black metal but have since added the Gothis side and travlled down the ...
...on April 14th 2001. The cradle of filth live album, Live bait for the dead, contains the same gig. The gig, but not the extras, has also been released in the CD/DVD package, Eleven Burial Masses. The Gig Tracklisting Lord Abortion Ebony Dressed for Sunset The Forest Whispers My Name Cthulhu Dawn Dusk and Her Embrace The Principle of Evil Made Flesh Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids Her Ghost in the Fog Summer Dying Fast From the Cradle to Enslave ... Read review

Advantages: J. S. Bach; all musicians and vocalists; Karajan.
Disadvantages: Karajan's big, ponderous sound and historical inauthenticity, for some.

...an impressive legacy, Austrian-born conductor Herbert von Karajan was wise to adopt the available modern technology early on to record his works for posterity. 'His Legacy For Home Video', as the DVD project was called, gave him complete artistic and technical control over the entire production. Notwithstanding the pomposity of the name, the series from Sony Classical does earn its place in every classical music lover's library for the sheer excellence ...
...already recommends this DVD. Herbert von Karajan is always a musical force to contend with as well. This New Year's Eve concert delivers a sumptuous and regal musical feast that will bring pleasure to most audiences, even if sticklers may be put off by the overwhelming and big sound. But one can choose to take it for what it is - and still enjoy some first-rate performances of two works that again serve to remind us of the towering genius that was ... Read review

Advantages: witty, clever, great songs, great messages, great cast
Disadvantages: not enough people have found this yet!

...red cloak who was headed into the woods to visit her sick Granny, and the witch who lived next door revealed the curse upon the baker's family. Sooner or later, everyone must journey Into the Woods to find their happily ever after... but will it be what they expected? "Nice is different than Good." ~ Little Red Riding Hood ~~~~~~ My Thoughts ~~~~ This 1991 Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical is a must have for every family! Fortunately for us all, ...
...Rapunzel all find their way into each others lives, if only in passing. The Baker and his wife successfully complete the Witch's quest, and the curse of infertility is lifted from his home. Cinderella marries her prince. Jack gives his mother a life of wealth and regains his beloved cow. Red and her Granny are rescued from the sleeping Wolf, and even the witch is happy having regained her beauty. Look out though, because "happily ever after" doesn't ... Read review