Here we've displayed a list of the best Opera House films : Citizen Kane(1941), Farewell My Concubine(1993), Letter From an Unknown Woman(1948), The Earrings of Madame De ...(1953), A Night at the Opera(1935), The Lost Weekend(1945), Mephisto(1981), Match Point(2005), Camille(1936), The Man Who Knew Too Much(1956), Maytime(1937), The Mysterious Lady(1928) ... ...
Drama
USA
1941
119 Minutes
Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Ruth Warrick Everett Sloane Agnes Moorehead Dorothy Comingore Ray Collins George Coulouris William Alland Paul Stewart Erskine Sanford
news reporter billionaire journalist singer intricate profound gripping dark new york city boarding school college opera house office mansion newspapers investigative journalism recluses wealth quest rise
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
China|Hong Kong
1993
157 Minutes
Leslie Cheung Fengyi Zhang Gong Li Qi Lü You Ge Di Tong Da Ying Han Lei Zhi Yin
actor singer prostitute teacher headmaster bleak dark solemn moving china opera house school brothel beijing abuse opera friendship prostitution love forbidden love
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Romance
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Louis Jourdan Mady Christians Marcel Journet Art Smith Carol Yorke Howard Freeman
pianist young woman husband son servant somber moving vienna family home hospital opera house apartment unrequited love betrayal affair dueling letter writing forbidden love discovery quest
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.
Drama
France|Italy
1953
105 Minutes
Charles Boyer Danielle Darrieux Vittorio De Sica Jean Debucourt Jean Galland Mireille Perrey Paul Azais Hubert Noël
general wife mistress jeweler aristocrat unrestrained passionate paris constantinople opera house infidelity affair aristocracy betrayal jewelry forbidden love transformation 19th century
When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.
Comedy
USA
1935
93 Minutes
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Kitty Carlisle Hart Chico Marx Margaret Dumont Allan Jones Walter Woolf King Sig Ruman
singer comedian pretty woman socialite cheeky frenetic madcap playful italy opera house new york city love opera love quest underdog rivalry 1930s
A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Drama
USA
1945
101 Minutes
Ray Milland Jane Wyman Howard da Silva Phillip Terry Doris Dowling Frank Faylen Mary Young Anita Sharp-Bolster Lillian Fontaine Lewis Russell Frank Orth
writer alcoholic brother girlfriend bartender dark bleak intense new york city bar hotel opera house hospital addiction alcoholism lying self-destruction love wretched excess temptation
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Drama
West Germany|Hungary|Austria
1981
135 Minutes
Klaus Maria Brandauer Krystyna Janda Ildiko Bansagi Karin Boyd Rolf Hoppe Christine Harbort
actor wife mistress nazi dancer patron dark profound disheartening opera house stage dressing room ballroom apartment ambition theater politics faust fall 1930s
In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor finds himself before a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?
Drama
UK|USA|Ireland|Luxembourg|France
2005
124 Minutes
Scarlett Johansson Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Emily Mortimer Matthew Goode Brian Cox Penelope Wilton Ewen Bremner James Nesbitt Rupert Penry-Jones Margaret Tyzack
tennis player student sister father wife girlfriend somber powerful london opera house country house museum greed social climbing infidelity pregnancy murder morality transformation wretched excess
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Romance
USA
1936
108 Minutes
Greta Garbo Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Elizabeth Allan Jessie Ralph Henry Daniell
courtesan young man love interest father baron maid melodramatic emotional passionate paris chateau apartment opera house countryside forbidden love scandal love triangle wealth father/son relationship tuberculosis
A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
120 Minutes
James Stewart Doris Day Brenda De Banzie Bernard Miles Ralph Truman Daniel Gélin Mogens Wieth Alan Mowbray Hillary Brooke Chris Olsen Reggie Nalder
kidnapper mother father son spy tense gripping melodramatic africa morocco london opera house murder espionage kidnapping family rescue pursuit adventure 1950s
A tale of innocent American tourists in Morocco whose son's kidnapping sets off a twisting plot of international intrigue.
Musical
USA
1937
132 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy John Barrymore Herman Bing Tom Brown Lynne Carver Rafaela Ottiano Charles Judels Paul Porcasi Sig Ruman Walter Kingsford
opera singer teacher husband love interest melodramatic emotional passionate paris opera house new york city love triangle jealousy opera marriage infidelity forbidden love rivalry revenge 1930s
An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.
Drama, Romance
USA
1928
96 Minutes
Greta Garbo Conrad Nagel Gustav von Seyffertitz Edward Connelly Richard Alexander
spy mysterious woman general captain russian saboteur tense emotional vienna court opera house espionage romantic dilemma spies career vs. love dangerous assignment forbidden love transformation rise 20th century
An attractive Russian spy seduces an Austrian officer in order to get some important plans, but when she actually falls in love with him, both of them are placed in a dangerous situation.
Musical, Romance, Drama
UK
2004
141 Minutes
Gerard Butler Emmy Rossum Patrick Wilson Miranda Richardson Minnie Driver Simon Callow Ciarán Hinds Jennifer Ellison James Fleet Victor McGuire Murray Melvin
phantom singer benefactor theater owner theatrical producer love interest intense emotional melodramatic paris opera house lair obsession music rivalry disfigurement jealousy extortion love temptation
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
Romance
USA
1957
130 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Gary Cooper Maurice Chevalier Van Doude John McGiver Lise Bourdin Audrey Wilder Paul Bonifas
private investigator musician millionaire playboy witty charming paris hotel train station opera house jealousy romance may-december romance lying love discovery 1950s
A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.
Musical
Belgium|France
1988
100 Minutes
José van Dam Anne Roussel Philippe Volter Sylvie Fennec Patrick Bauchau Johan Leysen
opera singer patron pickpocket young girl student music teacher touching emotional calm rousing belgium country house london opera house opera singing love triangle teaching competition retirement
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1987
101 Minutes
Cher Nicolas Cage Vincent Gardenia Olympia Dukakis Danny Aiello Julie Bovasso John Mahoney Louis Guss Feodor Chaliapin Anita Gillette
accountant baker plumber mother professor quirky passionate heartwarming amusing brooklyn, n.y. bakery family home apartment opera house adultery romance midlife crisis family forbidden love transformation
Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
84 Minutes
Dick Powell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Edgar Kennedy John Philliber Edward Brophy George Cleveland Paul Guilfoyle George Chandler Eddie Acuff Marion Martin
reporter old man fortuneteller colleague uncle editor witty endearing newsroom household opera house racetrack hotel news precognition death wedding gambling quest rivalry
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1981
125 Minutes
Frederic Andrei Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez Richard Bohringer Thuy An Luu Jacques Fabbri Chantal Deruaz Anny Romand Roland Bertin
diva teenager police officer mobster suspenseful tense paris opera house accident blackmail corruption opera friendship mystery pursuit 1980s
Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller.
Romance
France
1936
89 Minutes
prince mistress emperor franz josef baroness count winsome emotional sad touching vienna court opera house prater hunting lodge archduke rudolf affair repression austro-hungarian empire catholic church tragic love
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He's bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering; his politics are more liberal than his father's, but he knows his views carry... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1990
114 Minutes
Richard Gere Julia Roberts Ralph Bellamy Jason Alexander Laura San Giacomo Héctor Elizondo Alex Hyde-White Amy Yasbeck Patrick Richwood Larry Miller Elinor Donahue
prostitute businessman lawyer concierge bellhop friend lighthearted charming endearing amusing heartwarming los angeles hotel beverly hills, calif. opera house san francisco airplane love class distinctions redemption
A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
Musical
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Bing Crosby Barry Fitzgerald Rise Stevens Gene Lockhart Frank McHugh James Brown Jean Heather Stanley Clements Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Porter Hall
priest singer altar boy mother airy heartwarming tender church golf course opera house new york city roman catholicism show business troubled youth quest forbidden love 1940s
When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of the church's newest member.
Comedy
USA
1938
77 Minutes
Danielle Darrieux Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Mischa Auer Louis Hayward Helen Broderick Charles Coleman Samuel S. Hinds Nella Walker
model advertising executive friend waiter millionaire butler cheery lighthearted new york city office apartment hotel opera house cottage gold digging friendship impersonation modeling jealousy mistaken identity
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problem is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2005
105 Minutes
musician bono singer fascinating spirited sydney opera house new york city concert legacy lifetime achievement honor leonard cohen performance rise 2000s
A documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter, with performances by those musicians he has influenced.
Biography
France|Italy|Belgium|UK
1994
110 Minutes
Stefano Dionisi Enrico Lo Verso Elsa Zylberstein Jeroen Krabbé Caroline Cellier Marianne Basler Omero Antonutti Pier Paolo Capponi
opera singer brother lover handel composer king philip v of spain spectacular confident cheery wild opera house backstage hotel naples, italy london madrid farinelli sibling rivalry fame opera
The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA|Canada
1993
100 Minutes
Jeremy Irons John Lone Ian Richardson Barbara Sukowa Annabel Leventon Shizuko Hoshi Richard McMillan Vernon Dobtcheff
diplomat opera singer lover intricate melodramatic beijing china opera house apartment deception unusual romance espionage culture clash betrayal gender identity transformation fall forbidden love 1960s
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Musical
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Lawrence Tibbett Virginia Bruce Alice Brady Cesar Romero Thurston Hall Luis Alberni George F. Marion Ruth Donnelly Franklyn Ardell Adrian Rosley Christian Rub
opera singer conductor opera director love interest diva friend engaging spirited positive new york city opera house house philadelphia theater opera creative process rehearsal big break egoism new romance
Opera prima donna leaves the Metropolitan to form her own company with Tibbett as leading man. She leaves this company too which means Tibbett and company must carry on without her.
Biography, Drama
UK|France|USA
2009
117 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener Tom Hollander LisaGay Hamilton Stephen Root Nelsan Ellis Rachael Harris Jena Malone
journalist homeless person ex-wife sister cellist doctor tender heartwarming los angeles street opera house schizophrenia unusual friendship music life lessons rise underdog transformation 2000s
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
98 Minutes
George Brent Jane Powell Frances Gifford Lauritz Melchior Marina Koshetz Xavier Cugat Thomas E. Breen Richard Derr
captain daughter opera singer fiancée fiancé aspiring singer amusing lighthearted emotional cruise ship opera house atlantic ocean cruise stowaway opera love triangle father/daughter relationship singing love growing up
A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.
Horror, Musical
USA
2008
98 Minutes
Anthony Head Alexa PenaVega Paul Sorvino Terrance Zdunich Bill Moseley Ogre Paris Hilton Sarah Brightman
company president repo man teen girl father son daughter unrestrained gory outlandish mausoleum graveyard warehouse household opera house organ transplant illness corporate greed mass murder family secrets epidemic
A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
Adventure
USA
1941
112 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ruth Warrick Akim Tamiroff J. Carrol Naish H.B. Warner John Emery Henry Wilcoxon Gloria Holden
bandit gentleman tyrant twin woman romantic interest brash gutsy thrilling emotional corsica paris opera house hideout ballroom graveyard family honor unlikely allies love triangle murder
After their parents are killed, co-joined twin boys are separated, with one raised as a gentleman in Paris and the other in the mountains becoming a bandit.