Christopher Purves Movies
- 2010
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)6.72010HD
Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy,...
- 2012
Britten: Peter Grimes
Britten: Peter Grimes02012HD
The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for "Peter Grimes" at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten's operas on...
- 2013
Written On Skin
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When Written on Skin had its premiere at the 2012 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, conducted by George Benjamin himself, it received a standing ovation....
- 2023
Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold
Royal Opera House 2023/24: Das Rheingold02023HD
When a precious hoard of gold is stolen from the river Rhine, it unleashes a chain of destructive events, pitting gods and mortals against one...
- 2021
Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes02021HD
Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the...
- 2016
Saul
Saul02016HD
Glyndebourne's Saul stole the summer and had critics raving. The Guardian (****) applauded virtuoso stagecraft from director Barrie Kosky in his...
- 2013
Glass: The Perfect American
Glass: The Perfect American62013HD
The last days of the American icon Walt Disney form a powerful and poignant subject for Philip Glass's latest opera, which was filmed at its first...
- 2015
Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron
Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron102015HD
Moses und Aron is a three-act opera by Arnold Schoenberg with the third act unfinished. The 2015 Production was led by Romeo Castellucci in Paris....