Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorer's travels to the Far East as a journey of both inner and physical discovery, a voyage depicting spiritual experiences as well as a geographical expedition. Pierre Audi's mythical staging and Jean Kalman's fabulous set design complement the composer's own musical direction, forging the dazzlingly versatile soloists, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam to a stunning symbiosis of elements across time and space, a true testimony to cultures intertwined in globalization.

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

Based on a revolutionary play supposedly written by the Eternal President of the Democratic People's...

The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.

Takarazuka Revue's Phantom based on the play by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit.

Joan Sutherland's farewell performance to the operatic stage offsets this story of the St. Bartholom...

The production by Deutsche Oper Berlin achieves a beautiful balance between the stage drama and the ...

This Blu-ray is a splendid record of a creative production with terrific voices and direction, as go...

Visually this is a gripping production which captures the drama of this opera perfectly. It's downri...

The audience is invited into Violetta’s privacy to have a close look at the fire to which she abando...

Originally commissioned to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal and the opening of Cairos new ...

There are elements of Eurotrash in this outdoor Aix-en-Provence summer opera production. Nevertheles...

This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations a...

Opera in one act, libretto by G. Forzano based on Dante's Divine Comedy. Third part of his opera Tri...
The writer Dario Fo applies his inventive genius to Rossini's comic opera in its premiere DVD releas...

Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic...

The director, Roland Schwab, has created his version of Hell. The set is like a high iron walled han...
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.

A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic...

This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first ...