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.

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 ...

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A musical drama based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto.

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A return to its roots for Castor et Pollux, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s lyric tragedy first performed in ...

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At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected a...

A Night in Tuscany is the first DVD released by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli of a concert held in h...

Australian Opera Chorus and Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra production of Donizetti's opera

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep...

Renée Fleming stars in the title role of one of Handel’s greatest dramas, seen in Stephen Wadsworth’...

A group of merchants and vikings navigate dramatic events both within and without in this epic music...

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