Opera singers are often used to add captivating sounds as well as deeper symbolism to many of the films we enjoy. Simple recall some of your favorite films and browse through how many of them feature some lady singing opera through one scene or another. Happens more often than you thought, correct? The classic Benjamin Button scene featuring the former opera singer lighting the halls of her long-term care facility with her beautiful voice and many others.
Here are some more classic films I bet you didn’t remember featured some Opera into their scenes:
- A Room With A View (Gianni Schicchi)
- Marie Antoinette (Castor et Pollux)
- The Shawshank Redemption (Le nozze di Figaro)
- Philadelphia (Andrea Chenier)
- Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (Turandot)
- Pretty Woman (La traviata)
- Fatal Attraction (Madama Butterfly)