They didn't take orders... they took over. Based on the true story of the rise of organized crime in America during Prohibition. Four now-famous thugs from humble origins and diverse ethnic backgrounds become rich and powerful gangsters through bootlegging.
Excerpts from Guillaume Tell Die Meistersinger Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony.Includes a 20-page expose: Music in the Third Reich and biographies of the performers by Frederic Spotts.Stupendous performances staged for Nazi propaganda.Includes stunning newsreel footage.
Acclaimed Italian baritone Tito Gobbi shines on this DVD highlighting his remarkable persona and singing voice. The 1950 British musical-drama THE GLASS MOUNTAIN is a compelling story of love and opera in which Gobbi gets to showcase his beautiful deep voice. Clips from the 1948 Rome Opera performance of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR in which Gobbi starred with Lilliana Rossi are also included.
This acclaimed film pairs the composer Gioachino Rossini's operatic retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale with the theatrical panache & lush voice of Italian mezzo-soprano opera star Fedora Barbieri. Sung in Italian with English narration between arias, with libretto by Jacopo Feretti, La Cenerentola's lively score is filled with opulently expressive arias performed by Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Oliviero de Fabritiis. Sung in Italian with English narration between arias
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