Operas

Verdi's tale of war, intrigue, jealousy and redemption through love set in ancient Egypt is interpreted by the masterful Metropolitan... ... more info

The great New Zealand diva Kiri Te Kanawa stars in the title role of Strauss's landmark comic opera ARABELLA. Filmed at the ornate... ... more info

Internationally acclaimed conductor Carlos Kleiber leads a gorgeous performance of Richard Strauss's great opera DER ROSENKAVALIER.... ... more info

This 1996 French production of Donizetti's classic romantic opera L'ELISIR D'AMORE stars the great opera stars Roberto Alagna and Angela... ... more info

Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, this spectacular concert event features a compilation of... ... more info

One of the most temperamental and gifted divas in opera history, the beautiful soprano Maria Callas possessed an awe-inspiring voice and... ... more info

Russian composer Tchaikovsky's masterwork, PIQUE DAME, is beautifully staged at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre by the world-renowned... ... more info

The legendary Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky helmed his one and only opera in 1983, with this famed production of Mussorgsky's... ... more info

Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini's classic opera buffa (comic opera) is one of the shining stars of the genre. Written when he was a... ... more info

Guiseppe Verdi's opera AIDA is one of the classic stories of forbidden love in the Western musical canon. The tragic tale of an Egyptian... ... more info

One of the "inventors" of the operatic form, composer Claudio Monteverdi still stands as one of the genre's masters. L'INCORONAZIONE DE... ... more info

This piece transcends, with its elements of ritual and allegory about harmony and enlightenment, the world of the Viennese popular... ... more info

Verdi's opera masterpiece, IL TROVATORE, is given the performance it deserves with internationally acclaimed tenor Luciano Pavarotti in... ... more info