Götterdämmerung by R. Wagner, from Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2009. Directed by Stéphane Braunschweig, conductor Simon Rattle, starring Anne Sofie Von Otter, Ben Heppner, Mikhail Petrenko, Katarina Dalayman, Emma Vetter, Dale Duessing and Gerd Grochowski. Performed in German.

Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali by G. Donizetti, from Teatro alla Scala, 2009. Directed by Antonio Albanese, conductor Marco Guidarini, starring Jessica Pratt, Simon Bailey, Jong Min Park, Riccardo Massi, Vincenzo Taormina, Leonardo Cortellazzi, Aurora Tirotta, Asude Karayavuz, Chae Jun ...

Simon Boccanegra by G.Verdi, from Palermo Teatro Massimo, 2008. Directed by Giorgio Gallione, conductor Philippe Auguin, starring Ferruccio Furlanetto, Amarilli Nizza, Roberto Frontali, Paolo Battaglia, Walter Fraccaro, Silvio Zanon and Donatella Gugliuzza. Performed in Italian and subtitled in ...

Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria by C. Monteverdi, from Teatro Real, 2009. Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi,, conductor William Christie, starring Christine Rice, Ed Lyon, Robert Burt, Juan Sancho, Cyril Auvity, Joseph Cornwell, Kobie van Rensburg, Xavier Sabata, Umberto Chiummo and Hanna Bayodi-Hirt. ...

Adriana Lecouvreur by F.Cilea, from Torino Teatro Regio, 2009. Directed by Lorenzo Mariani, conductor Renato Palumbo, starring Micaela Carosi, Marcelo Álvarez, Giuseppe Milano, Marianne Cornetti, Carlo Bosi, Alfonso Antoniozzi, Micaela Carosi, Simone del Savio, Antonella de Chiara, Patrizia Porzi...

Orlando Paladino by Joseph Haydn, from Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 2009. Directed by TV Director: Andreas Morell, conductor René Jacobs. Starring Marlis Petersen, Pietro Spagnoli, Tom Randle, Sunhae Im, Magnus Staveland, Victor Torres, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Arttu Kataja. Performed in Italian.

Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns, from Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp/Ghent, 2009. Directed by Willy Vanduren, conductor Tomás Netopil. Starring Samson: Torsten Kerl, Dalila: Marianna Tarasova, Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon: Nikola Mijailovic, Abimélech: Milcho Borovinov, Un vieillard hébreu: Tijl Fave...

Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, from Teatro Real, Madrid, 2009. Directed by , conductor Jesús López Cobos. Starring Ludovic Tézier, Barbara Frittoli, Luca Pissaroni, Isabel Rey, Marina Comparato, Jeanette Fischer, Carlos Chausson, Raúl Giménez, Enrique Viana, Soledad Cardoso, Migue...

Highlights from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, from Verbier, Switzerland, 2009. Directed by Philippe Béziat, conductor Manfred Honeck. Starring René Pape, Leporello; Bryn Terfel, Don Giovanni; Michael Schade, Don Ottavio; Sylvia Schwartz, Zerlina; Robert Gleadow, Masetto; Anna Samuil, D...

"Jealous men and unreliable women: Mozart’s “Opera buffa” Così fan tutte is a masterpiece of its genre. This operatic gem which is part comedy, part tragedy is a wry study in love, manipulation and trust. After having cooperated twice before (Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni) Così fan tutte was t...

Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci is set in the small cosmos of a traveling circus troupe. The «Commedia» on stage turns deadly serious. The lines between theater and reality are blurred: on the open stage, Canio the clown stabs his unfaithful wife and her lover.

This opera is supported by a musical variety of great arias, short duets and amazing choir passages that add to the unveiled expression of feelings. As a special guest the Argentinian Tenor José Cura stands out with his fascinating singing and acting performance. Besides him Carlo Guelfi as Tonio...

MICHAEL NYMAN IN CONCERT
The Michael Nyman Band live at Studio Halle Michael Nyman, who is famous for his Oscar nominated film score for Jane Campion’s film “The Piano”, is without doubt one of the great contemporary composers. Fitting the theme of the Handel-Year 2009, Michael Nyman celebrated ...

Die Tote Stadt by E.W. Korngold from Gran Teatro La Fenice, performed at La Fenice, 2009. Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, conductor Eliahu Inbal. Starring Stefan Vinke (Paul), Solveig Kringelborn (Marie, Mariette), Stephan Genz (Frank, Fritz), Christa Mayer (Brigitta), Eleonore Marguerre (Juliette)...

Macbeth by G. Verdi from Opéra national de Paris, performed at Opéra Bastille, 2009. Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov, conductor Teodor Currentzis. Starring Dimitris Tiliakos (Macbeth), Violeta Urmana (Lady Macbeth), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Banco), Stefano Secco (Macduff), Alfredo Nigro (Malcolm), Yu...

Ercole amante by F. Cavalli from De Nederlandse Opera, performed at The Stopera, Amsterdam, 2009. Directed by David Alden, conductor Ivor Bolton. Starring Luca Pisaroni (Ercole), Veronica Cangemi (Iole), Jeremy Ovenden (Illo), Anna Maria Panzarella (Deianira), Concerto Köln, Ivor Bolton.

Il barbiere di Siviglia by G. Rossini from Gran Teatro La Fenice, performed at La Fenice, 2009. Directed by Bepi Morassi, conductor Antonino Fogliani. Starring Roberto Frontali (Figaro), Francesco Meli (Conte d'Almaviva), Rinat Shaham (Rosina), Bruno de Simone (Bartolo), Giovanni Donadini (Berta)...

Falstaff by G. Verdi from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2009. Directed by Richard Jones, conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Starring Christopher Purves (Falstaff), Tassis Christoyannis (Ford), Dina Kuznetsova (Mrs. Ford), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mi...

„Barockstar“ tells the story of Handel‘s life as he journeyed through baroque Europe, leaving Germany for Italy and experiencing Florence, Rome and Venice, before arriving in London to begin the career that would bring him a worldwide reputation. The film shows the original locations in Halle, Ro...

The film is about a very special moment in the famous composers artistic life. Composing with innovative minimalism for films as memorable as “The Draughtsman’s Contract”, “The Ogre”, “Man on Wire”, and most famously for Campion´s “The Piano”, he has reached an international audience. But now, Mi...