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.

Deep in a forest where druids and warriors seek revenge against the conquering Romans, Norma is scor...

After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with ...

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

This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations a...

The man looks back on a turbulent love life, which he does not dare to opt definitively for a perman...

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the...
A concert performance of the most famous parts of Dvořák's opera Rusalka in the park of Liteň Castle...

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

A 12-year-old boy tries everything to join a music lovers club.

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts...

This Blu-ray is a splendid record of a creative production with terrific voices and direction, as go...

Visually this is a gripping production which captures the drama of this opera perfectly. It's downri...

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 ...

Carlos Álvarez takes the title role in the first of Verdi's Shakespearean operas, with Maria Guleghi...

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

Originally commissioned to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal and the opening of Cairos new ...

Sasha Regan’s award-winning All-male Company are set to lift everyone’s spirits with a treat in thei...

Parisian courtesan, Violetta meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo and finds herself in love for the...