Acting
Teresa Stratas
Teresa Stratas, born in Toronto's Cabbagetown, started her musical journey singing Greek songs in her parents' restaurant. Her talent led to radio performances and a Royal Conservatory scholarship. At 20, she debuted in La Bohème at the Toronto Opera Festival and became a renowned figure at the Metropolitan Opera, captivating audiences globally. Notably, she made history performing dual lead soprano roles at the Met in 1995. Her illustrious career includes performances at prestigious opera houses worldwide. Stratas notably sang the title role in the premiere of Alban Berg's Lulu at the Paris Opera in 1979. She's been honoured with the Order of Canada and the Governor General's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Performing Arts. Stratas holds five honorary degrees and is known for her vibrant personality, disdain for snobbery, and her eight-year involvement with conductor Zubin Mehta. Her passion for life is evident in her zest for both its joys and complexities.
Filmography
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The Canadians
When the Sioux come to Canada, the Canadians permit them to stay in Canada if they come peacefully. However, so...
La traviata
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisi...
Cavalleria rusticana
Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's...
Under The Piano
An autistic child growing up in the 1940's and 50's with a mother who is bitter because her fear of success has...
Pagliacci
The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian)...
Paganini
Operetta concerning the love affair of Niccolò Paganini, the violinist, and Élisa Bonaparte, the younger sister...
Giuditta
The story tells of the Army officer Octavio and his consuming love for Giuditta, a passionate spitfire, who lea...
Der Zarewitsch
Lehar romantic operetta set in Russia about a beautiful dancer who is set up to attract a tsar's son, and they...
The Ghosts of Versailles
What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas? One possible se...
The Seven Deadly Sins
Anna I and Anna II set out on a seven year journey that takes them through a series of varied life experiences...
Alban Berg - Lulu
The Emperor of Atlantis
Opera written by inmates of a Nazi concentration camp in 1943 before their murder in Auschwitz.
Amahl and the Night Visitors
One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy-turned-beggar and his mother are visited by three strangers. They a...
Salome
This filmed version of Strauss' shocker features Teresa Stratas as opera's most depraved teenager, and she's as...
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a sensationa...
Puccini: La bohème
"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at...
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt Weill.
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in 1978 on opera'...
The Bartered Bride - The Met
This MET production of Bedrich Semtana's classic folk opera boasts a superb cast, including Nicolai Gedda, Jon...
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
Puccini's Il Tabarro & Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; Pavarotti and Domingo star in MET 1994-1995 season opener.
Così fan tutte
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this filmed studio performance of Mozart's opera rec...
StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas
Documentary about the life of opera singer Teresa Stratas