The first words uttered by Carmen mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame…” With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José. Fate will do the rest.
Since its premiere on 2 June 1937 in Zurich, Alban Berg's second opera "Lulu" has the reputation of ...
This all-star cast is framed by Peter Hall’s gritty, realistic production and conducted by James Lev...
A collaboration between award-winning American filmmaker Sofia Coppola and Italia haute couture king...
Extraordinary soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the volatile diva Floria Tosca for the first time at th...
Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy...
At the Teatro Real in Madrid, director Laurent Pelly and conductor Giacomo Sagripanti get to grips w...
This first film of Cyprus' first director, Giorgios Filis, depicts music and dance customs in the fo...
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
A filmed version of Tchaikovsky's opera. Onegin visits a friend, his fiancee and her sister Tatiana...
The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in con...
One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy-turned-beggar and his mother are visited by three strang...
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...
A collectively made filmic opera in 35 parts. The Black and predominantly queer art collective, an e...
Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the grea...
American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the l...
Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 oper...
The success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hand...
Director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that ...