Summary: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE THR

Summary: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD 300

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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE THR

Domingo, Placido

Summary: Italian opera set in California during the Gold Rush. It features such Western characters as a sheriff, a Wells Fargo agent, miners, and a bandit.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2005

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA FAN

Summary: Miss Marple returns to help solve mysteries with her keen powers of observation and her quiet common-sense analysis. A pocket full of rye: Who poisoned the wealthy businessman Rex rotescue? Miss Marple barely has time to ponder this question before her former maid Gladys turns up strangled on the Fortescue estate. Murder is Easy: Murder is easy, says elederly Miss Pinkerton to Miss Marple...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2009

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV AGA

Verdi, Giuseppe

Summary: The Met's production of Verdi's Otello from 1995, with Placido Domingo in one of his greatest roles opposite the stunning Renee Fleming in her first breakaway Met success.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2004

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA OTE

Verdi, Giuseppe

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2007

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA STI

Puccini, Giacomo

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2009

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA RON

Bellini, Vincenzo

Summary: During the English Civil War of the 1640's, a Puritan bride goes mad when she feels betrayed by her Royalist bridegroom.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2007

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA PUR

West, Dominic

Summary: Follows the affair between a married waitress and a teacher who spends his summer at his in-laws' home on Long Island.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entert. 2020

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AFF

Summary: Documentary film about the 2007 National Council Auditions grand finalists, Jamie Barton, Kiera Duffy, Michael Fabiano, Disella Larusdottir, Ryan McKinny, Angela Meade, Nicholas Pallesen, Matthew Plenk, Alek Shrader, Ryan Smith, and Amber L. Wagner. Looks at the pressures these young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Metropolitan Opera 2008

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS AUD

Summary: A look at the drug scene in Baltimore through the eyes of the dealers, cops, and users.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2008

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

Summary: An urban epic set in Baltimore, where police detectives investigate cases involving the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and its bureaucracy, the school system, and the print news media.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2010

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WIR

Summary: Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2011

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2 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MAD

Summary: "Reset documents the creation of Benjamin Millepied's first ballet as Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet, the oldest national ballet company in the world - and one of the most prestigious. The appointment of Millepied, best known for his choreography for the film Black Swan (2010), was an untraditional choice and his first ballet was eagerly anticipated. The film shows a work of love...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RES

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Summary: An abridged production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute for television.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Opera 2006

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MAG

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Summary: Tchaikovsky's most popular opera, the tale of a lovelorn girl and a jaded aristocrat. Star soprano Renée Fleming sings the role of Tatiana for the first time at the Met in Tchaikovsky's operatic masterpiece. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings the title role with Ramón Vargas as Lenski. Filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Limited 2007

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA EUG

Massenet, Jules

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2008

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA THA

Summary: The action takes place between 1598 and 1605. It concerns the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov who has murdered the Tsarevich Dmitri in order to obtain the succession, and the challenge made to it by the Pretender Dmitri.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Philips 2002

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA BOR

Summary: Shy pesant Nemorino falls in love with Adina from a distance but comes to believe that she is in love with Belcore. Listening to Adina tell the story of Tristan and Iseult, he becomes convinced that by taking a magic love potion he will gain Adina's love. Following a series of misteps, Nemorino enlists in the army so that he can earn enough money to buy more of the so called love potion. ...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2005

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA ELI

Summary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFT

Summary: This historical drama tells the story of Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Siglo de Oro. In order to pursue her passion for writing, Juana enters the convent. There, she develops an intimate relationship with the vicereine, who inspires her poetry. But when the forces of the Inquisition invade the convent, the women have only each other to turn to.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2003

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN I

Summary: For centuries, the tobacco pipe has been a symbol of contentment and contemplation. Through the window of this transcendental artifact and its sacred origins, the film is a cinematic exploration of legacy, family, and love. The film follows Lee Erck, a world-renowned pipe maker from far northern Michigan, as he travels the globe to explore the nearly forgotten art of tobacco pipe making.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FAT

Summary: Tina is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions, and catch smugglers. When she comes across a mysterious man with a smell that confounds her detection, she uncovers a dark secret about her own past.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN BOR

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2009

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA FAL