Serge Prokofiev's enigmatic work, this is a tale of the supernatural, religious hysteria and demonic possession which is set in Germany at the time of The Inquisition.

Loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba...

A dead woman wanders through the shadowy space between memory and reality, tracing the lines of her ...

John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a...

A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterp...
Politics and love leads to a love triangle between father, son and stepmother.

In the 50's, in Paris, the neighbors Rodolfo and Mimi meet each other when Mimi's candle blows out i...

Nabucco - live from Metropolitan Opera, June 2002. On its surface, Nabucco is about the epic strugg...

Starring the exquisite coloratura soprano Emma Matthews as the innocent girl priestess Lakmé, and su...

Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orche...

The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout th...

A romantic opera in three acts with music and libretto by Richard Wagner, performed by the Orchestra...

From the Semperoper Dresden, 2006 Fairy-tale Opera in three acts by Engelbert Humperdinck based on ...

"Orango" - prologue to an unfinished opera by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), conducted by Esa-Pekk...

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts...

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...

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

Parisian courtesan, Violetta meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo and finds herself in love for the...