Directing

Christopher Swann

Born

1949-08-18 (77)

Place of birth

Southwark, London, England

Known for

Directing

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Pavarotti in Hyde Park poster
7.0

Katherine Jenkins introduces a look back at the outdoor concert given by the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti, then 55, in July 1991 to celebrate 30 years of singing opera. The star studded audience included the Prince and Princess of Wales, Michael Caine and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Pavarotti in Hyde Park

2007

Idomeneo poster
9.0

Live from Glyndebourne 1983

Idomeneo

1983

Harnoncourt & Beethoven poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Harnoncourt & Beethoven

1990

The Making Of West Side Story poster
8.2

A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of "West Side Story", featuring operatic stars.

The Making Of West Side Story

1985

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy poster
7.5

A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors in a fairytale world inhabited by Muppet-like characters. Pop star Sting (The Police) lends his voice to a Sting puppet for the witty, enlightening commentary that guides the viewer through this charming suite.

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

1993

Kurt Sanderling conducts Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky – With Yefim Bronfman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kurt Sanderling conducts Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky – With Yefim Bronfman

1992

On the Town poster
NR

A concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's "On the Town" performed at the Barbican Centre in London in 1993, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and hosted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

On the Town

1993

No artwork available
10.0

Solving the mysteries of Leonardo DA Vinci's first known portrait, the first of only three women he ever painted.

Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait

1999

Where the Wild Things Are poster
NR

Oliver Knussen's operatic adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic picture book. Designed by Sendak for Glyndebourne's stage.

Where the Wild Things Are

1984

I vespri Siciliani poster
9.0

The story revolves around a Sicilian rebellion against the French, fueled by themes of oppression, freedom, and the personal costs of conflict. The opera explores a love triangle, a troubled father-son relationship, and culminates in a bloody uprising during a wedding celebration.

I vespri Siciliani

1990

Paul McCartney's Standing Stone poster
7.0

An an in-depth look at the creation of Paul McCartney's new symphonic work, from the very beginnings of the piece through to the world premiere performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 14 October 1997.

Paul McCartney's Standing Stone

1997

Attila poster
10.0

Live from La Scala 1991

Attila

1991