Opera

SCHUMANN'S GENOVEVA - A MODERN-DAY DRAMA OF THE SOULOn 25th June 1850, Schumann, Robert's only opera, Genoveva, received it's first performance at Leipzig State Theatre. It was a much-awaited event, as Schumann, widely regarded as the leading German instr

There are no bounds to the longing, the desire, the bliss, and the anguish of love. The world, power, fame, glory, honor, chivalry, loyalty, friendship... all are swept away. Only one thing is left alive... yearning, yearning, insatiable desire... Richard

At first glance, the title of Shostakovich's opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected and unhappy in her marriage, commits the most heinous crime just like the Shakespearian Lady MacBeth. But Nikolai Leskov's short novel, which portrays Kathe

A full-length concert from the Theatre des Champs elyses in Paris, featuring a program of rare and beautiful arias from Vivaldi's operas that catapulted Cecilia Bartoli to worldwide stardom! Giovanni Antonini conducts Il Giardino Armonico.

Angela Gheorghiu and Ramon Vargas star in this Metropolitan Opera production of the Puccini opera conducted by Nicola Luisotti.

The 1985 hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro culminated in the murder of wheelchair-bound Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer.

Wagner's opera is presented in this Bayreuth Festival production of 1982, directed by Brian Large. Soloists include Siegfried Vogel, Peter Hofmann, Karan Armsrong, Leif Roar; Woldemar Nelsson conducts the choir and orchestra.

Renee Fleming plays a femme fatale renowned for her ruthless pursuit of power that reveals poignant vulnerability when she comes face to face with her long-lost son. Fleming, 'America's most-loved and most-lauded opera singer' (The Times, London) plays...

Falk Struckmann, Ain Anger, Johan Botha, Adrian Eroed, Ricarda Merbeth, and Michael Schade star in this 2008 Vienna State Opera production of the Wagner opera conducted by Christian Thielemann on 2 DVDs.

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA - This exclusive DVD box combines two of the most beloved Belcanto highlights: Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia and Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Lucrezia Borgia, the notorious femme fatale renowned for her ruthless pursuit of power...

Edita Gruberova, Pavol Breslik, Franco Vassalio, and and Alice Coote star in this 2009 Bayreuth production of the Donizetti opera conducted by Bertrand de Billy.

Christopher Ventris, Peter Rose, Michael Volle, John Daszak, Roland Bracht, Falk Struckmann, and Christiane Karg star in this 2009 Bavarian State Opera production of the Pfitzner opera conducted by Simone Young.