When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to fly. And when the clash takes place in a glorious, but rarely performed, opera by Massenet, it’s a delight to the ear just as much as to the eye. Renée Fleming is every inch the glamorous Thaïs, swathed in elegant gowns designed by Christian Lacroix. Thomas Hampson is Athanaël, the tortured man of God. This production by John Cox, which premiered in December 2008, brilliantly sets the stage for a confrontation as old as civilization itself.

This Italian film version of Verdi's opera stars Sophia Loren on the screen, with Renata Tebaldi pro...

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teache...

A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing dol...

As bright and colorful as penny candy, this visually arresting production of Engelbert Humperdinck's...

Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts Hans Werner Henze's opera "Der Prinz von Homburg".

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Pietro Mascagni's opera recorded in 2009. Conductor Stefano Ranzani leads the orchestra and chorus o...
Car Men is a collaboration between the renowned choreographer Jíri Kylían and filmmaker Boris Paval ...

All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by Jame...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

Deep in a forest where druids and warriors seek revenge against the conquering Romans, Norma is scor...

After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with ...

A rarely performed bel canto gem, Rossini’s Semiramide returned to the Met for the first time in nea...

La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma...

Part of an epoch-making release of Mozart's complete operas on DVD, here is the 18-year old composer...

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pag...

Here is a rare and exceptional example in which the director and costume designer amuse themselves w...

La traviata (Italian: [la traˈviaːta], "The Fallen Woman"[1][2]) is an opera in three acts by Giusep...

1989 recording of the San Francisco Opera production of Mefistofele: Boito's retelling of Goethe's F...