The arias of La traviata are instantly recognisable. Yet at its London premiere in 1856, it was denounced for bringing 'the poetry of the brothel' to the stage and unleashing uncomfortable truths on Victorian society.
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.
The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout th...
A surreal movie by peter Weigl starring Michael Biehn and Lubomir Kafka.
Jessye Norman Sings Carmen is a gripping vérité study of the famous dramatic soprano’s approach to m...
Portrait about the planning and rehearsal of Richard Wagner's Parsifal directed by Calixto Bieito at...
Short documentary follows a group of provincial school pupils on their excursion to the capital, and...
After 2000 years of history, the Arena of Verona is celebrating the Centenary of its Opera Festival ...
The Budapest Opera House's diva commits suicide after the owner ruins her career for having rejected...
A documentary behind the scenes of Ingmar Bergman's The Magic Flute.
Go inside the building that has been the source of some of the greatest moments in music, ballet and...
Documentary about the life and career of actress Carolina Cataldi-Tassoni with special focus on her ...
Stefan Zucker, the world's highest tenor, visits the opera divas of his childhood. The journey from ...
'La Mamma Morta’ is an aria from the opera Andrea Chenier that is also well-known for its use in a m...
Short opera. A boy falls in love with a girl after an Appalachian prayer meeting, but her father wan...
Born in 1873 in a poor neighbourhood in Naples, Enrico Caruso conquered the world with his singing v...
A 2002 live performance of Mikel Rouse's Dennis Cleveland, a multimedia opera set entirely on a tele...
Based on the Béla Bartók opera, Duke Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his...