For those with any interest in Vivaldi's operas Orlando Furioso is essential viewing, being a 1989 San Francisco Opera revival by Pier Luigi Pizzi of his own 1979 production which was largely responsible for beginning modern interest in Vivaldi's stage work. The composer first premiered Orlando finto pazzo in 1714, but the Orlando Furioso finalised in 1727 was so heavily reworked as to be virtually an entirely new opera, and so successful Handel set the same epic poem by Aristo under the title Alcina in 1735.

Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at ...

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

CARMEN is the classic tale of forbidden passion between a young man and a spoken-for woman, Carmen. ...

Just as a young woman is about to marry her sweetheart, she is discovered—by the entire village, to ...

Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earl...

A village hires a priestess to pray for the safety of their pearl fishermen, but long lost love gets...

José Cura sings and acts here with an inwardness and intensity which make a profound impression. So ...

This superb 2006 production of the Los Angeles Opera's La Traviata stars Renée Fleming, who joins th...
A colorful and comedic staging of the classic opera buffa by the Vienna State Opera.

With his affinity for the 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini's advocacy of artistic and persona...

An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters...

"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performe...

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachi...

Kristine Opolais is the young woman whose conflicting desires for love and luxury lead to her tragic...

Richard Wagner's Parsifal, staged at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo in 2020, opened the opera season ...

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...