Based on Oscar Wilde's lurid play, it is an intense exploration of the Salome story. Its sumptuous vocal and orchestral writing seethes and pulsates as Strauss conjures up the brutality of Herod's corrupt court. Richard Strausss opera at the Salzburg Festival, staged by Romeo Castellucci at the Felsenreitschule, was nothing short of a sensation. Debuting in the title role, Asmik Grigorian propelled herself to international stardom with her mesmerizing singing and acting abilities. The exceptional soprano recently won the International Opera Award as best singer.
An anthology of four abbreviated operas: "William Tell" by Rossini, "The Marriage of Figaro" by Moza...

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

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pag...

The production by Deutsche Oper Berlin achieves a beautiful balance between the stage drama and the ...

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make...

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Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondri...

Woody Allen's production of the Puccini comic opera at LA Opera in 2015

Take a perfect cast, a great conductor and a groundbreaking staging in-out makes a 'Tristan' for ete...

Donald Runnicles directs the San Francisco Opera in this lavish production of Giacomo Puccini’s fina...

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

A musical drama based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto.

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

A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterp...
Politics and love leads to a love triangle between father, son and stepmother.