What 1951 film based on a Jacques Offenback opera featured Ann Ayars as Antonia?
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Ann Ayars Ann Ayars (23 July 1918 – 27 February 1995) was an American soprano and actress. Early in her career she acted in several TV series and non musical films. Later, she sang with the New York City Opera (NYCO), and became known worldwide when she sang and acted the part of Antonia in the 1951 British film "The Tales of Hoffmann".
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The Tales of Hoffmann (film) The Tales of Hoffmann is a 1951 British Technicolor film adaptation of Jacques Offenbach's opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", written, produced and directed by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger working under the umbrella of their production company, The Archers.
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La estatua de carne La Estatua de carne ("The Statue of Meat") is a 1951 Mexican film. It was directed by Chano Urueta. It is based on the play "La Gioconda" by Gabriele D'Annunzio.
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Hit Parade of 1951 Hit Parade of 1951 is a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine, Grant Withers and Mikhail Rasumny. The film was released on October 15, 1950, by Republic Pictures.
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Alma Lund Alma Lund (1854–1932) was a Finnish soprano opera singer and actress. She was on stage primarily at the Finnish National Opera, the Novanderska Society, and Den Nationale Scene. She was a part of the choir at the Finnish National Theatre. The part of Marta in Gounod's "Faust" is her most iconic role. She retired from the opera in 1920. She also starred in Norway's first feature film, "Fiskerlivets farer".
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Tosca (film) Tosca is a 2001 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot based on the opera by Giacomo Puccini.
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Escándalo nocturno Escándalo nocturno is a 1951 Argentine film.
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That Night in Rio That Night in Rio is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate temporarily) and Carmen Miranda. It is one of several film adaptations of a play called "The Red Cat" by Rudolf Lothar and Hans Adler. Others are "Folies Bergère de Paris" (1935) and "On the Riviera" (1951).
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Nell Rankin Nell Rankin (January 3, 1924 – January 13, 2005) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Although a successful opera singer internationally, she spent most of her career at the Metropolitan Opera where she worked from 1951-76. She was particularly admired for her portrayals of Amneris in Verdi's "Aida" and the title role in Bizet's "Carmen". "Opera News" said, "Her full, generous tone and bold phrasing, especially in the Italian repertory, were unique among American mezzos of her generation.
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Night into Morning Night Into Morning is a 1951 American drama film starring Ray Milland and Nancy Davis.
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The Rebel (1931 film) The Rebel (French: Le rebelle) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Adelqui Migliar and starring Suzy Vernon, Thomy Bourdelle and Paule Andral. The film is based on the play "The General" (Hungarian:"A tábornok") by Lajos Zilahy.
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Off Key Off Key (also known as "Desafinado") is a 2001 Spanish-British-Italian comedy film written and directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. In it Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello, and George Hamilton star as three celebrity tenors. Although they perform and have some good times together, they are rivals onstage and in their private lives. They also undergo intense scrutiny from the paparazzi and gossip press over their love lives and careers. The film was loosely inspired by the real life Three Tenors, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and José Carreras.
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Or Iravu Or Iravu ("Tamil: ஓர் இரவு ; English: One Night ") is a 1951 Tamil film produced by AVM Productions. It was based on the play of the same name written by C. N. Annadurai (later chief minister of Tamil Nadu).
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Sangue al sole Sangue al sole is a 1951 Italian film.
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Quo Vadis (1951 film) Quo Vadis (a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?") is a 1951 American epic film made by MGM in Technicolor. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist, from a screenplay by John Lee Mahin, S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien, adapted from the classic novel "Quo Vadis" (1896) by Henryk Sienkiewicz. The novel had previously been made into an Italian film "Quo Vadis" (1924). The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and the cinematography by Robert Surtees and William V. Skall. The title refers to an incident in the apocryphal Acts of Peter; see "Quo Vadis (novel)".
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Anni (film) Anni is a 1948 Austrian-German romance film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Elfie Mayerhofer, Siegfried Breuer and Josef Meinrad. It is part of the genre of Vienna films.
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Gypsy Curse Gypsy Curse (Spanish: Maldición gitana) is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Jerónimo Mihura and starring Luis Sandrini, Elena Espejo and Julia Caba Alba.
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Pagliacci (1931 film) Pagliacci is a 1931 American musical film directed by Joe W. Coffman and starring Fernando Bertini, Alba Novella and Mario Valle. It is a filmed version of a stage performance of the opera "Pagliacci" by Ruggero Leoncavallo.
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Arriba el Telón o el Patio de la Morocha Arriba el telón o el patio de la morocha (English language:Roughly, "Up the curtain of the Morocha Patio") is a 1951 Argentine musical drama film directed by Manuel Romero and written by Cátulo Castillo and Mariano Mores.The film premiered in early 1951 in Buenos Aires. The film starred Virginia Luque.
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Mad About Opera Mad About Opera (Italian: "Follie per l'opera" ) is a 1948 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Costa.
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Aleko (film) Aleko (Russian: Алеко ) is a 1953 Soviet musical film directed by Grigoriy Roshal and Sergei Sidelyov and starring Aleksandr Ognivtsev, Mark Reizen and Inna Zubkovskaya. It is based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's 1892 opera "Aleko".
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Queen of the Night (1931 Italian-language film) Queen of the Night (Italian:La donna di una notte) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier, assisted by Amleto Palermi and Guido Brignone, and starring Francesca Bertini, Ruggero Ruggeri and Romano Calò. It was filmed in Germany as the Italian-language version of the French film "La Femme d'une nuit", also directed by L'Herbier. In the early years of sound it was common to remake films in different languages. A German-language version was also released the same year directed by Fritz Wendhausen.