Set in 16th-century France and Spain, Don Carlos tells of the political and amorous rivalry between King Philip II and his son, Don Carlos, over Elisabeth de Valois. Krzysztof Warlikowski strips down a tragedy haunted by ghosts, and places the intimate at the heart of an imaginary fresco truer than history itself. Along with Philippe Jordan, he reveals to the public the very first version of this great five-act opera: the version modified by Verdi himself for the work’s first performance in 1867.
Filmed at the Vienna State Opera in 2005, Andrei Serban's production of Massenet's opera with a late...
An introspective dentist's suspicions about his wife's infidelity stresses his mental well being and...
John Dexter’s brilliant production, James Levine’s masterful conducting of the eclectic score, and a...
Last production staged by Patrice Chéreau, this Elektra will remain as the main and most striking ly...
Loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba...
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House presents a new production of Poulenc's short opera La Voix Hu...
Carlos Álvarez takes the title role in the first of Verdi's Shakespearean operas, with Maria Guleghi...
A godforsaken village in Germany shortly after the Thirty Years’ War: The young scrivener Max loves ...
In the Summer of 2009, the British director Nigel Lowery and the Iranian choreographer Amir Hosseinp...
Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’...
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there ...
Jules Massanet's lyrical opera is transformed into a superb film production by Petr Weigl, shot on l...
Frantisek Filip film version of the Smetana opera.
This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigol...
Finding the right librettos was not easy, but one month after the end of the First World War, his tr...
A transfixing, rarely-seen 16mm miniature made as part of Rohrwacher's opera production of La travia...
Mozart’s Don Giovanni was first performed in 1787, and was based on the story of the Spanish lothari...
Fierrabras of 1823 is the last of Franz Schubert’s stage works. Rarely performed to this day, this h...
Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart h...