Opera

Nikolaus Harnoncourt is one of the few true stars among conductors worldwide. Performances like the New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra enable him to reach an audience of millions, displaying the characteristic passion and fiery...

Arthaus presents Andrea Ch?nier", one of the important works of Italian verismo", in a realistic staging at the Teatro Communale di Bologna. With Jos? Cura and Maria Guleghina in the lead roles, the production proved to be a visual and musical feast for

A superlative staging of Puccini's Tosca by Italian opera producer Hugo de Ana brought to you from the world-famous Arena di Verona and complete with all the splendour that a Puccini opera demands! The popular tragedy is sung by a dream team cast of...

Werther: Sternstunden Der Oper DVD

Verdi, Giuseppe's 1857 opera, Simon Boccanegra", about the Genoese doge who in the 14th century strove for settlement and peace - an allegory for Italy's modern battle for freedom -was unsuccessful. It was not until 24 years later that he was able to prod

This Op?ra de Paris staging of Jean-Philippe Rameau's burlesque on the vicissitudes of love, is a pure joy from start to splashing finish" (Wall Street Journal Europe). Laurent Pelly's staging of Plat?e is an exhilarating display of gags and West Side S

Giorgio Strehler was one of Europe's most celebrated theatre directors. In his Piccolo Teatro in Milan he created outstanding interpretations of Bertolt Brecht and William Shakespeare. As an opera director he worked at all the major international opera...

Realistics Revelations of intimate Inner PsychologyLa Traviata represents a milestone in musical history, marking a move from Romantic opera towards a greater degree of realism. For the first time ever, contemporary material and figures had been chosen...

When Canadian opera director Robert Carsen produced his intense and cogent staging of Poulenc, Francis's compelling opera Les Dialogues des Carm?lites at the Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam in 2001, it impressed audiences and critics alike, and also gained

With his opera Ariadne on Naxos, Strauss, Richard succeeded in making a lasting contribution to 20th century chamber opera and at the same time (alongside Elektra, Der Rosenklavier, Arabella and Die Frau Ohne Schatten) provided an example of one of the...

Ponchielli, Amil Care's sole operatic work La Gioconda" made him a major figure in Italy. It was not just the title that made it such a success - La Gioconda" is the Italian term for the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting that is better known to the Englis

This composition by American minimalist composer John Adams is his take on the Christmas Oratorio": a large-scale music theatre work entitled El ni?o". How does one actually celebrate Christ's birth in a land where palm trees and race conflicts flourish