Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the titular barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast.
The Met’s spectacular production of Verdi’s Egyptian epic captures both the grandeur and the intimac...
Richard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Live performance from the Opéra National de Paris, 2003.
Simon Keenlyside smolders dangerously in the title role of Mozart’s version of the legend of Don Jua...
All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by Jame...
This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first ...
Jean-Marie Villegier's modern interpretation of Handel's "Rodelinda" – filmed live at the world-reno...
After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with ...
Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thril...
A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nea...
Premiered immediately before the enduring masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, Lui...
The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal...
Among DVDs of "Hoffmann" currently available, this is the only one that even begins to stand compari...
This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as...
Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand f...
Massenet’s tale of passion, excess, and their consequences stars rising soprano Lisette Oropesa in t...
Ever since it opened the 2006–07 season, Anthony Minghella’s striking production of Madama Butterfly...
Philip Glass’ opera “Akhnaten”, premiered in Stuttgart in 1984, forms the third part of the portrait...
Julie Taymor’s kaleidoscopic production returns to select cinemas this holiday season in an encore p...