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Brian Large(1937-2026)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Brian Large was born on 16 February 1937 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was 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). He was married to Jack Mastroianni. He died on 23 May 2026 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 16, 1937
DiedMay 23, 2026(89)
BornFebruary 16, 1937
DiedMay 23, 2026(89)
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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
8.7
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 The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 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
    7.2
    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
  • Salzburger Festspiele (2011)
    Salzburger Festspiele
    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
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–2011

Producer

  • Star Over Bethlehem (1977)
    Star Over Bethlehem
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    4.7
    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

  • 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: The Fiery Angel (1997)
    Great Arias: The Fiery Angel
    TV Series
    • 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

  • Born
    • February 16, 1937
    • Lambeth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 23, 2026
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jack Mastroianni2016 - May 23, 2026 (his death)
  • 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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    • 2 Pictorials

Did you know

  • 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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