The film follows the staging of the opera Olimpiade while at the same time exploring the dramatic life of its composer Josef Mysliveček, a friend and teacher of W. A. Mozart.

When the rich and powerful Buoso Donati dies, his family's excitement about his estate is infinitely...

Luciano Pavarotti brings his spectacular voice and artistry to one of the most famous of all tenor r...

James Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings fre...

Wagner’s Romantic opera demands singing actors who can truly inhabit their parts, and that’s just wh...

Amour, the messenger of the gods, tells Orpheus that he may descend to the underworld and return wit...

Dalibor is based on events that took place in the 15th century: having led a peasant revolt, the Kni...
B. Britten's famous opera, which became a major theatrical event in its production by the National T...

Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and trav...

Live from La Scala Saturday 07 July 2007. In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violet...

Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and ...

Director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that ...

Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin...

Impressions of the rue Mouffetard, Paris 5, through the eyes of a pregnant woman.

Director Rolf Liebermann’s 1968 filmed-for-TV production of Carl Maria von Weber’s opera, with the H...

A possible impostor torments a newly crowned medieval czar who may have ordered the real successor's...

Alain Guingal conducts the Orchestre du Teatro Regio di Torino in this production of Massenet's oper...

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker in this filmed studio performance of Mozart'...

Elizabeth of Valois is promised in marriage to Don Carlos of Spain, as part of a peace treaty betwee...