Directing
Christopher Swann
Born
1949-08-18 (77)
Place of birth
Southwark, London, England
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Known for
7.0Katherine 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
9.0Live from Glyndebourne 1983
Idomeneo
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Harnoncourt & Beethoven
1990
8.2A 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
7.5A 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kurt Sanderling conducts Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky – With Yefim Bronfman
1992
Behind the camera
7.0Katherine 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
9.0Live from Glyndebourne 1983
Idomeneo
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Harnoncourt & Beethoven
1990
8.2A 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
7.5A 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kurt Sanderling conducts Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky – With Yefim Bronfman
1992
NRA 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
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
NROliver Knussen's operatic adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic picture book. Designed by Sendak for Glyndebourne's stage.
Where the Wild Things Are
1984
9.0The 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
7.0An 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
10.0Live from La Scala 1991
Attila
1991
