Month: April 2023

Callas by Palmer

https://youtu.be/iKWUOvXYJbM Tony Palmer FilmsGold Medal, New York Film & TV Festival Tony Palmer’s film about Callas – 30th Anniversary Edition. Through a combination of archival footage and interviews, filmmaker Tony Palmer profiles the at once soaring and tragic life of opera legend Maria Callas, ‘La Divina Assoluta’. Filmed on location in Athens, Rome, Milan, New…… Continue reading Callas by Palmer

Henry Purcell – England, My England

https://youtu.be/UqRXerIE0mA Tony Palmer FilmsHenry Purcell is a mystery. We know where he’s buried (next to Vaughan Williams in Westminster Abbey), but that’s about it. We don’t even know who paid for his memorial stone in the Abbey. No-one knows for sure where he was born or even precisely when he was born. We don’t know…… Continue reading Henry Purcell – England, My England

Wagner – Tony Palmer Films

https://youtu.be/Lp9jySietQs Part 1 of 3 (Full Film) https://youtu.be/-IBfZPUZtS0 Part 2 of 3 https://youtu.be/DTNREA0gmr4 Part 3 of 3 This epic film – described by Richard Hornak in Opera News as “one of the most beautiful motion pictures in history” – was originally made during 1982/3 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wagner’s death. It was always…… Continue reading Wagner – Tony Palmer Films

The Human Beast Highlights Cab Ride

https://youtu.be/GPCm3uNgHlY Driving the État 231-592 in 1938: La Bête Humaine / The Human Beast Highlights Cab RideThe most authentic representation of an engineer and fireman ever filmed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPCm3uNgHlY

Beautiful Dresden and WWII

https://youtu.be/fja_P4mlGDA Beautiful Dresden before its destruction at the end of WWII in color: Watch and weep! https://youtu.be/1QLde0CTnyY https://youtu.be/Jp17koVI-2k The Blitz on Dresden… https://youtu.be/Qr4gJNJ6tOA Panorama of Dresden 1945