Movies: Dwayne Croft

  • 1994
    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci (1994)

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci

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    Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener....

    Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
  • 1992
    La Fanciulla del West

    La Fanciulla del West (1992)

    La Fanciulla del West

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    Giancarlo Del Monaco’s atmospheric production brings to colorful life a 19th-century mining camp during the California Gold Rush. At the center of the action is the good-hearted bar owner Minnie, sung by Barbara Daniels, who takes a motherly interest...

    La Fanciulla del West
  • 1996
    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte (1996)

    Così fan tutte

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    Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 27 February, 1996....

    Così fan tutte
  • 1997
    Billy Budd

    Billy Budd (1997)

    Billy Budd

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    John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose kindness and innocence cause his downfall. The great James Morris is Claggart, master-at-arms on the 18th-century wa...

    Billy Budd
  • 2008
    Manon Lescaut – The Met

    Manon Lescaut – The Met (2008)

    Manon Lescaut – The Met

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    One of today’s most compelling singing actresses, Karita Mattila takes on the irresistible role of Manon Lescaut, the headstrong young woman torn between a life of luxury and the call of her true love: the Chevalier des Grieux, played by Marcello Gio...

    Manon Lescaut – The Met
  • 2009
    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (2009)

    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly

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    Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was seen by thousands of people around the world as part of the company’s Live in HD series. Patricia Racette is Cio-Cio-San, the trusting and innocent you...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
  • 2008
    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming (2008)

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

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    Keeping with a long-standing tradition, Renee Fleming kicks off the new season at the Met with scenes from Verdi's Traviata, Massenet's Manon, and Strauss' Capriccio. She is joined by Ramon Vargas and Thomas Hampson....

    Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming
  • 1996
    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary (1996)

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary

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    This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I could not stop watching these discs. Let me say this much; Levine has done for the Met, making it the p...

    Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
  • 1994
    Madama Butterfly - The Met

    Madama Butterfly - The Met (1994)

    Madama Butterfly - The Met

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    With Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese geisha at the heart of his Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini created one of the most commanding soprano roles in the operatic repertoire. In this telecast from the Live from Met series, acclaimed American soprano ...

    Madama Butterfly - The Met