A rare form, the film-opera is a film version of a theatrical opera story. In much the same way the popular plays of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov were adapted for the screen, so too were the classics of the world of opera, complete with singing tenors, sopranos, and falsettos telling the story through song. Many of the famous singers of the opera, such as Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, have re-created their performances before the camera to preserve such works as Otello and Georges Bizet's Carmen. The English director Michael Powell also adapted Tales Of Hoffman for the screen, a blend of opera, ballet, and cinematic effects.

Featured Films:

Rating	MPAA	Year	Title
	PG13	2004	The Phantom of the Opera
		2004	The Turn of the Screw
		2002	The Death of Klinghoffer
		1997	Von Heute Auf Morgen
	NR	1995	Madame Butterfly
		1994	Destiny
		1989	Boris Godounov
		1989	The Maestro's Company, Vol. 2: Rigoletto & Hansel and Gretel
	R	1988	Os Canibais
		1987	Aria
		1987	La Bohème
	PG	1986	Otello
		1985	King Priam
		1984	The Beggar's Opera
	PG	1984	Carmen
	PG	1982	Parsifal
		1982	La Traviata
	NR	1979	Don Giovanni
		1975	Moses and Aaron
		1975	The Magic Flute
		1970	The Marriage of Figaro
		1970	Der Freischutz
		1970	Fidelio
		1970	Carmen
		1969	Prince Igor
		1967	The Mikado
		1966	The Dream of the Red Chamber
		1966	Katerina Izmailova
		1966	Tsarskaya Nevesta
		1965	The Grand Substitution
		1964	Yolanta
		1963	The Cool Mikado
		1961	Fidelio
		1961	Khovanshchina
		1960	Pikovaya Dama
		1958	The Beggar Student
		1956	Adriana Lecouvreur
		1956	Tosca
		1956	Don Juan
		1955	Madame Butterfly
		1954	Carmen Jones
		1954	Rigoletto
		1954	Boris Godunov
		1953	Aleko
		1952	The Merry Wives of Windsor
		1952	La Favorita
		1951	The Medium
		1951	Aida
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