Don Giovanni

Ruusu ja kulkuri

The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an international

1948

Figaros Hochzeit

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchantin

1949

Child of the Danube

Marika is a cheerful girl who lives on the Danube aboard an old barge she inherited from her father. She works as a waitress in her aunt's inn, entert

1950

The Young Caruso

This music filled biopic follows the life of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso from childhood poverty in Naples to the beginning of his rise to fame.

1951

The Concert

Celebrating the end of World War II and liberation of their city, a group of students is set on holding a cultural evening. They invite Ema, a reclusi

1954

The Gypsy Baron

Sándor Barinkay joins the gypsies en route to his home village hiding his real identity as an Hungarian nobleman, whose parents were sent to exile. He

1935

Immortal Waltz

Johann Strauss firmly established himself as the leader of a dance orchestra in Vienna in the 1840s. His sons Johann junior and Josef have clearly inh

1939

It Started with Eve

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy. However, the old man's health takes a

1941

Eine Nacht in Venedig

There is great excitement in the Palazzo Urbino. Much to the delight of the ladies, the Duke, known as Don Juan, is expected. But the men of the city

1953

Casta diva

Martha Eggerth heads the cast of Casta Diva, but the central character is famed Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, here played by American actor Phill

1935

Forbidden Songs

Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.

1947

His Butler's Sister

Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.

1943

The Great Waltz

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

1938

Maytime

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

1937

The Firefly

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order fo

1937

Rose Marie

An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive brother.

1936

Naughty Marietta

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unli

1935

Roman Scandals

A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olde

1933

Mad About Opera

This story took place during World War II. A group of Italians living in London are raising funds to rebuild a Catholic cathedral that was bombed by t

1948

Der Fuehrer's Face

A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck

1943