The writer Dario Fo applies his inventive genius to Rossini's comic opera in its premiere DVD release. Recorded in 2005 under the musical direction of Maurizio Barbacini, Fo's production brings fresh vitality and colour to the story of Lisetta, and of her father Don Pomponio's increasingly ridiculous attempts to find a husband for her through an advertisement in the newspaper LA GAZZETTA. Filmed using high definition cameras with multitrack sound.

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make...

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

Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic pe...

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

The director, Roland Schwab, has created his version of Hell. The set is like a high iron walled han...

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

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

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Takarazuka Revue's Phantom based on the play by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit.
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Originally commissioned to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal and the opening of Cairos new ...

Woody Allen's production of the Puccini comic opera at LA Opera in 2015

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Emmanuelle Haïm has established herself as one of the world’s leading performers, conductors and int...

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