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Brian Large

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Brian Large was born on 16 February 1939 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (1992), Great Performances (1971) and The Flying Dutchman (1975).
BornFebruary 16, 1939
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (1992)
    Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Flying Dutchman
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
    Horowitz in Moscow (1986)
    Horowitz in Moscow
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Director

    • Mozart: Don Giovanni (2018)
      Mozart: Don Giovanni
      Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2016)
      Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
      Great Performances at the Met
      8.1
      TV Series
      • video director
      • 1979–2023
    • Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini (2015)
      Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Leos Janácek: Jenufa (2015)
      Leos Janácek: Jenufa
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Renée Fleming in A Recital with Renée Fleming: Vienna at the Turn of the 20th Century (2014)
      A Recital with Renée Fleming: Vienna at the Turn of the 20th Century
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Richard Strauss: Der Risenkavalier (2014)
      Richard Strauss: Der Risenkavalier
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Arabella (2014)
      Arabella
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Richard Strauss: Arabella - Salzburger Festspiele (2014)
      Richard Strauss: Arabella - Salzburger Festspiele
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Capriccio (2013)
      Capriccio
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Festival de Salzbourg (2011)
      Festival de Salzbourg
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981–2011
    • Jewels (2011)
      Jewels
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Anna Bolena (2011)
      Anna Bolena
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1959)
      Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–2011

    Producer

    • Star Over Bethlehem (1977)
      Star Over Bethlehem
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1977
    • The Lively Arts (1969)
      The Lively Arts
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1977
    • The Flying Dutchman
      8.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1975
    • Music on 2 (1965)
      Music on 2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1970
    • Messiah: King's College Cambridge
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1968
    • The Symphonic Twilight
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1967
    • Workshop
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1964

    Additional Crew

    • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
      Great Performances at the Met
      8.1
      TV Series
      • video director
      • 2017
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • choreographer
      • 2001
    • Great Arias: The Fiery Angel (1997)
      Great Arias: The Fiery Angel
      TV Series
      • opera director
      • 1997
    • Josef d'Bache-Kane in Great Arias: La Forza del Destino (1997)
      Great Arias: La Forza del Destino
      Music Video
      • opera director
      • 1997
    • Great Arias: L'Elisir d'Amore (1996)
      Great Arias: L'Elisir d'Amore
      TV Short
      • opera director
      • 1996
    • Great Arias: The Cunning Little Vixen (1995)
      Great Arias: The Cunning Little Vixen
      Music Video
      • opera director
      • 1995

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • February 16, 1939
      • London, England, UK
    • Other works
      Author of "Smetana". The definitive biography of the life of the Czechoslovakian composer Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Published by Duckworth & Company, London in 1970.
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      • 1 Article
      • 2 Pictorials

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Chief opera director/producer for the BBC 1965-1980.
    • Trademarks
        Often uses closeup shots, sometimes slow, gradual zoom toward a singer's face until it fills the screen, for instance, in the "Hagen's watch" monologue in the 1990 PBS broadcast of "Gotterdammerung". This was also a trademark technique of Stanley Kubrick's.

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