John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history—the creation of the atomic bomb. Conducted by Alan Gilbert in his Met debut, this gripping opera presents the human face of the scientists, military men, and others who were involved in the project, as they wrestled with the implications of their work. Baritone Gerald Finley gives a powerful star turn in the title role as the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Opera in one act, libretto by G. Forzano based on Dante's Divine Comedy. Third part of his opera Tri...
The writer Dario Fo applies his inventive genius to Rossini's comic opera in its premiere DVD releas...

1989 recording of the San Francisco Opera production of Mefistofele: Boito's retelling of Goethe's F...

Drama lyrique in five acts, after the play by Maruice Maeterlink

Running through Bartók’s disenchanted tale, whose haunting music was initially condemned as unplayab...

Last production staged by Patrice Chéreau, this Elektra will remain as the main and most striking ly...

Part folklore, part opera-ballet, this féerie presents local pagan traditions on the day of the summ...

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

Teatro Alla Scala 1983 production of three one-act operas from Puccini.

Premiered in 1787, “Don Giovanni” exposes the timeless theme of a man hovering between vitality and ...

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert...

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

Mozart's La Clemenza Di Tito was originally commissioned to celebrate the coronation of the Emperor ...

Charles Mackerras teases the romantic beauty from Gounod's score, which has been widely admired sinc...

Turn of the century Paris provides the glittering setting for this light hearted tale of political a...

A delightful fairy tale, Mozart's final operatic legacy remains a great work in the spirit of the En...

Taped live at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev conducts this landmark product...

The celebrated three-act opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart comes to life in this dynamic performance ...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold's "Die tote Stadt" in a Bayerische Staatsoper production from 2019, directed...