Alban Berg's black, satirical opera is one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century. It charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale "created to make trouble", from life as a society hostess to prostitution and eventual bloody death at the hands of Jack the Ripper. Berg's score is intensely beautiful, and the rich characterisation brilliantly executed.

The setting of the opera is the enchantress Alcina's island: here by her magic powers she has create...

Director Rolf Liebermann’s 1968 filmed-for-TV production of Carl Maria von Weber’s opera, with the H...

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this filmed studio performance of Mozart'...

Any performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida at La Scala, Milan, is guaranteed to be an experience – but...

Elijah Moshinsky’s witty production deftly walks the line between the lighthearted humor and the pro...

John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role o...

In Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In 1863, ...

The 1987 Glyndebourne production of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges, designed by Maurice Sendak a...

Opera based on the story of Edward II and Piers Gaveston. Music by George Benjamin, libretto by Mart...
B. Britten's famous opera, which became a major theatrical event in its production by the National T...

Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her roma...

First performed in Paris in 1843, at the turning point of several eras, Don Pasquale, a composite an...

Les Huguenots is a monumental fresco featuring various impossible loves in the context of the Saint ...

This recording of the opera Ariane et Barbe-Bleue by Paul Dukas was staged at the Liceu in Barcelona...

A one-off production of Boris Godunov was staged by Andrei Konchalovsky at the Teatro Regio in Torin...

A superb adaptation of Purcell's the Indian Queen, staged and directed by Peter Sellars and performe...

Magic opera, Singspiel, a comedy with spectacular stage effects, Masonic ritual with Egyptian myster...

Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozart’s most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire opera...

At the Teatro Real in Madrid, director Laurent Pelly and conductor Giacomo Sagripanti get to grips w...