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.

Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goer...

The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the f...

Based on the Béla Bartók opera, Duke Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his...

Henry Purcell's opera Dido & Aeneas, completed in 1689, was the subject of a memorable and breathtak...

Requiring 38 soloists, chorus, and large orchestra, Hans Pfitzner's "Palestrina" is a challenging op...

Maria Ewing, as Dido, heads an outstanding cast of young British singers in a film adaptation of Hen...

Systematically overturning accepted morals, Elagabalus dresses men as women, and names women to the ...

O Die Zee is a modern Dutch retelling Homer's Odyssey in the form of a rock opera. It was performed ...

Portrait of a Knight is a musical romance about the way in which historic ideals inform contemporary...

Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great ac...

A meditation on the female body as a source of both power and pain that focuses on the tragic figure...

The Budapest Opera House's diva commits suicide after the owner ruins her career for having rejected...

Eugene Onegin, a jaded young dandy from the big city of St. Petersburg, travels to the country to in...

Bellini's radiant retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a beacon in the bel canto tradition...

Moses und Aron is a three-act opera by Arnold Schoenberg with the third act unfinished. The 2015 Pro...

The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio ...

An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent...

Snegurochka was born in times of old in Tsar Berendey’s mythical kingdom, the fruit of the union bet...

Separated and fragmented, the scenes combine in a series of tableaux to tell the story of Wozzeck, a...