Opera

Gian Carlo Menotti was one of the most important 20th-century composers of opera working in the United States. For his opera The Consul he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. This unique studio recording from the

Outside Germany, the name Weimar tends to evoke mixed feelings and pictures of German history of the last hundred years. Within Germany, Weimar means a town in the state of Thuringia arguably saturated with the Deutsche Kultur" of the Weimarer Klassik",...

She Stoops to Conquer, Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners, tells the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious step-mother, impassioned sweethearts, a pragmatic father and a pair of star-crossed...

La Donna Del Lago: The Metropolitan Opera DVD

Live from the Vienna State Opera production - April 2005. Stage direction: Otto Schenk. With additional bonus material. An ORF Production. The performances in Vienna in April 2005 Donizetti's Elisir d'Amore was a sensation due to the cast, bringing...

Maria Callas is the quintessential diva who the face of the opera in the 20th century. The repertoire in this performance shows Callas at her best, both in recital and as an operatic actress.

Finta Semplice Dramma Giocoso In 3 Atti Kv 51 DVD

Burning Fiery Furnace DVD

Ladies & Gentlemen Miss Renee Fleming DVD

Featuring arias and duets from operas which have been landmarks in the careers of Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, including: La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Pagliacci and Tosca.

The voice of Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) has come to be regarded as the standard by which all other Wagnerian tenors are judged. 'Without him we would have a limited notion how well Wagner's tenor roles can sound,' wrote J.B. Steane about...

Actress and soprano Jeanette MacDonald captivated world-wide audiences and won millions of loyal devotees through her appearances on stage, screen, opera, concert, radio, recordings, and television. Among her many record-breaking films are such American...