Comments on: Top 10 Best Uses of Opera in Movies

By: petet2112

petet2112 — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:30:06 +0000

@ Kat. Close but no cigar !! Beethoven’s 9th symphony was the mainstay on that movie. A bit of Rossini was used such as “The Thieving Magpies” and the “William Tell” Overture (hmmmmm, your right there is a portion of an opera in it) and the very beginning when Malcolm McDowell says “That is me, Alex. And my 3 droogs, Pete, Georgy and Dim” the music their was a piece from George Frederic Handel.

By: Mistieyes

Mistieyes — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:36:27 +0000

Pretty Woman came to mind for me too. Such a powerful scene!!! La Boheme I think…too lazy to Google it before posting.

By: Thorlite

Thorlite — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:28:10 +0000

2001? Not even a mention? Unforgivable!

By: petet2112

petet2112 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:21:25 +0000

@ alma. Here is some trivia for you and it concerns “Moonstruck”. The elderly gentleman who I believe portrayed Cher’s father ? His name is Feodor Chaliapin Jr. His father was one of the world’s greatest operatic bass voices in history and he was internationally known for performing the opera “Boris Godunov” and the opera “Faust”. My Grandfather saw him at the Met back in the 1920′s

By: petet2112

petet2112 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:08:25 +0000

@ Farah. The scene that you are referring to when Andy (Tim Robbins) is going through all the books and records. The one that he plays is the opera “Le Nozze De Figaro” (“The Marriage Of Figaro” by Mozart)

By: Farah

Farah — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:01:14 +0000

How about that scene in Shawshank Redemption?!

By: adina

adina — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:12:55 +0000

Am I correct in recalling one of the most powerful opera moments in film was “The Killing Fields” where Luciano Pavarotti sings “Nessun Dorma” while clips of the fields of death are shown? Devastating piece of film making.

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:31:03 +0000

@ Jerry. There is a very ironic twist to your post about “Moonstruck” Remember the elderly man who was in that movie (I believe it was Cher’s father), His name is Feodor Chaliapin Jr. His father Feodor Sr. was one of the greatest opera singers (bass voice) in the history of that genre. Feodor Chaliapin Sr. was world renowned for his portrayal of Modest Mussorgsky’s opera “Boris Godonov” to me, that’s a very high coincidence, but its very much true.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:10:55 +0000

OMG, no Moonstruck??? La Boheme was woven through the entire movie–by contrast and parallel–with utter perfection and amazing attention to detail.

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:11:19 +0000

On the Bonus section, it should have been the cartoon, “What’s Opera Doc” from Wagner’s ring cycle (Elmer : “Kill the wabbit, Kill the wabbit) In actuality the majority of the music is taken by Wagners’ opera “Tannhauser. If I may, I would like to make another entry. Go to YOU TUBE, and when you get there, type in the cartoon “Rhapsody In Rivets”. Though this piece that is not opera, it is the best use of the all too popular “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2″ by Franz Liszt