Magic opera, Singspiel, a comedy with spectacular stage effects, Masonic ritual with Egyptian mysteries, heroic-comic opera? Die Zauberflöte is heard more often and has been more frequently performed, discussed, queried and interrogated than almost any other work in the history of opera. It is rare for the mysteriousness and multiformity of a work to be adjured with such mantric intensity. It is equally rare for a work to enjoy such undisputed success despite all these debates – and for over two hundred years at that.

Product Description ••••• A complete 1978 performance of this classic ballet stars the magnificent...

Starring Angela Gheorghiu as the celebrated French actress Adriana Lecouvreur and Jonas Kaufmann as ...

Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his...

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

The setting of the opera is the enchantress Alcina's island: here by her magic powers she has create...

Production from Antwerp. The knight Titurel has built a fortress for two sacred objects he has mira...

A notorious femme fatale renowned for her ruthless pursuit of power reveals poignant vulnerability w...

Claus Guth's exciting 2017 staging of Handel’s "Rodelinda" at Madrid’s Teatro Real, featuring Lucy C...

Japan, early twentieth century. U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased...

Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" tells the story of a libidinous and cunning nobleman who disguises himself ...
Cecilia Bartoli stars in this ebullient Zurich Opera House production of Rossini’s first French-lang...

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

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

Die Zauberflöte is one of Mozart’s most famous works and one of the most beloved of the entire opera...

Early recordings of Franco Zeffirelli's 2006 production of Verdi's opera which saw Roberto Alagna's ...

Translucence, transparency – warmth’ are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary fo...

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

For his first opera production, Dario Fo, the theatre director known for his brilliant wit, chose to...