In the words of the prestigious German weekly 'Die Zeit,' the stage production of Wagner's 'Rheingold' and 'Walküre' by La Fura dels Baus 'quite possibly shows us the path that musical theater will be taking in the future.' There's no doubt about it: the Catalan city of Valencia is setting new accents in 21st-century opera not only with its spectacular new theater designed by Santiago Calatrava, but also with its visually transfixing production of Wagner's 'Ring' staged by Carlus Padrissa and his theater group La Fura dels Baus.
A return to its roots for Castor et Pollux, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s lyric tragedy first performed in ...
A legend of mermaids, mere mortals, and sylvan glades. Be transported to a mystical world of water s...
Wagner's Lohengrin is the mythical tale of the mysterious Knight of the Grail, who appears to defend...
A short experimental film shot on Super 8, inspired by the music of Richard Wagner.
After over a century out of the Met’s repertoire, audiences were thrilled to discover just what a se...
More than anything in the world, Rusalka, a mysterious and elusive water nymph, yearns to become hum...
David McVicar's atmospheric and brooding production captures the drama of this riveting piece of Bri...
Verdi wrote this five act opera with a French Libretto for the Paris opera. Premiere 1867. Then ther...
Memoirs of the Italian Opera by the singers and musicians of the Casa Verdi, Milan, the world’s firs...
Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s opera opened the Met’s 2006–07 season and was s...
Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her j...
Lucia di Lammermoor, dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848). Libretto by Sa...
The film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera...
Live from Glyndebourne 1994. The first production to be filmed Live in Glyndebourne´s new opera hou...
Glyndebourne's intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini's third French opera, a...
David McVicar’s powerful Royal Opera House 2008 production of Strauss's opera – based on a play by O...
Experience Claudio Monteverdi's three-act opera in the environment it was meant to be seen with this...
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conductin...
Director Werner Herzog, one of the most highly acclaimed German film makers, joins forces with the g...