Snegurochka was born in times of old in Tsar Berendey’s mythical kingdom, the fruit of the union between Spring the Beauty and Grandfather Frost. Protected by her parents from the jealousy of the Sun god Yarilo who has vowed to warm her heart when she gets older and falls in love, Snegurochka the snow maiden is entrusted to the wood sprite…Aida Garifullina sings the role of Snegurochka whilst the production and musical direction have been left in the capable hands of two other Russian artists: the young conductor Mikhail Tatarnikov and director Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

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...

A notable opera singer tries to commit suicide because of a emotional breakdown. While hospitalized ...

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

Set in 16th-century France and Spain, Don Carlos tells of the political and amorous rivalry between ...

Lumee, one of the two main characters (of the opera p r i s m), sings this aria while smoking outsid...

An operatic film adaptation of the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar of the same name.

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

Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as ...

Takarazuka Revue's Phantom based on the play by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit.

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of ...

All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by Jame...

A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic...

This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first ...

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

Witness the Zurich Opera's stunning production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece "Tannhauser," conduct...

A ten-year-old girl meets famed opera singer Enrico Caruso on a train between Boston and New York. S...

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

A group of merchants and vikings navigate dramatic events both within and without in this epic music...