Maya Plisetskaya is one of the most outstanding dancer of the second half of the 20th century. Immediately after graduation from the Moscow Choreography School she became well-known, creating her own style which is characterized by a brilliant technique, elegance, perfection of each individual ge...

Paris Opera Ballet Master and choreographer Patrice Bart plunges into the Opera‘s past and brings Degas‘ famous statuette to life. From the rehearsal rooms to the Cabaret du Chat Noir, the ballet conjures up a colourful era and the lively backstage world of a theatre. The creation of La Petite Da...

Maya Plisetskaya is one of the most outstanding dancer of the second half of the 20th century. Immediately after graduation from the Moscow Choreography School she became well-known, creating her own style which is characterized by a brilliant technique, elegance, perfection of each individual ge...

Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart, from Opéra national de Paris, performed at Opéra Bastille, 2010. Directed by Giorgio Strehler, conductor Philippe Jordan, starring Ann Murray, Robert Lloyd, Barbara Frittoli, Luca Pisaroni, Ekaterina Siurina, Ludovic Tézier, Karine Deshayes, Maria Savastano, Ch...

The Rake's Progress by I.Stravinsky, from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 2010. Directed by John Cox, conductor Vladimir Jurowski, starring Matthew Rose, Miah Persson and Topi Lehtipuu. Performed in English and subtitled in English.

Turandot by G. Puccini, from Arena di Verona, 2010. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, conductor Giuliano Carella, starring Salvatore Licitra, Tamar Iveri, Carlo Bosi, Leonardo Lopez Linares, Maria Grazia Garofoli, Giuliano Pelizon, Angel Harkatz Kaufman, Gianluca Bocchino and Luiz-octavio Faria. Per...

La cenerentola by G.Rossini, from Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, 2010.Directed by Daniele Abbado ,conductor Evelino Pido, starring Maxim Mironov, Paolo Bordogna, Alessandra Volpe, Roberto De Candia, Nicola Ulivieri, José Maria Lo Monaco and Eleonora Cilli. Performed in Italian and subtitled in English...

Il Giasone by F.Cavalli, from Vlamsee Opera Gent, 2010.Directed by Mariame Clément, conductor Federico Maria Sardelli, starring Christophe Dumaux, Josef Wagner, Robin Johannsen, Emilio Pons, Yaniv D'or, Andrew Ashwin, Filippo Adami, Katarina Bradić and Angélique Noldus. Performed in Italian and s...

Beatrice di Tenda by V. Bellini, from Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, 2010. Directed by Henning Hermann Brockhaus, conductor Antonio Pirolli, starring Dimitra Theodossiou, Alejandro Roy, Michele Mauro, José Maria Lo Monaco, Michele Kalmandi and Rizzardo Del Maino. Performed in Italian and subt...

L'incoronazione di Poppea by C.Monteverdi, from Teatro Real, 2010. Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, conductor William Christie, starring Danielle de Niese, Philippe Jaroussky, Katherine Watson, Robert Burt, Ana Quintans, Antonio Abete, Max Emanuel Cencic, Anna Bonitatibus, Claire Debono, Damigella,...

Wozzeck is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama Woyzeck, which the German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at his death. Berg attended the first production in Vienna of Büchn...

The Coronation of Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi, from Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 2010. Directed by Stein-Roger Bull and Anja Stabell, conductor Alessandro de Marchi. Starring Brigitte Christensen (Poppea), Jacek Laszczkowski (Nero), Tim Mead (Ottone), Marita Sølberg (Virtú/Drusilla), Pat...

Werther by Jules Massenet, from Paris Bastille Opéra, France, 2010. Directed by Benoît Jacquot and Louise Narboni, conductor Michel Plasson. Starring Jonas Kaufmann (Werther); Sophie Koch (Charlotte); Ludovic Tézier Albert; Alain Vernhes (Le Bailli); Andreas Jaggi (Jean Schmidt); Christian Trégu...

This production from the historic Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova, Italy, stars the opera world’s power couple, Daniela Dessì and Fabio Armiliato, as lovers Tosca and Cavaradossi. A tragic tale of doomed love interlaced with the age-old themes of jealousy, lust and intrigue, has ensured Tosca its p...

"Aribert Reimann is one of the world’s most important living composers. His works are performed regularly all over the world. Now comes his latest opera - Medea. Roughly 30 authors have written works based on this ancient myth but it was the play by Franz Grillparzer which inspired Reimann most: ...

"The stout Sir John Falstaff has financial problems. To refill his empty pockets he strives for amorous affairs with Alice and Meg, the wives of the rich citizens Ford and Page. The two ladies might even have consented, had they not received identical love letters. So they decide to play a trick ...

Maya Plisetskaya is one of the most outstanding dancer of the second half of the 20th century. Immediately after graduation from the Moscow Choreography School she became well-known, creating her own style which is characterized by a brilliant technique, elegance, perfection of each individual ge...

Don Quichotte – an audience favourite of prestigious companies worldwide – is a dazzling display of high spirits, virtuosity and Spanish temperament. The flamboyant leaps, dizzying pirouettes and crisp pointe work that are standard features of the production give the performers every opportunity ...

Mirella Freni is one of the most remarkable soprano singers in the world of opera. She has been winning over audiences for half a century with her ever fresh and youthful vocals and with a voice quality which remains undiminished.

The portrait shows Mirella Freni during masterclasses in her ho...

MICHAEL NYMAN – COMPOSER IN PROGRESS This film is about a very special moment in the famous composer’s 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...

Der fliegende Holländer by R. Wagner from De Nederlandse Opera, performed at The Stopera, Amsterdam, 2010. Directed by Martin Kušej, conductor Hartmut Haenchen. Starring Robert Lloyd (Daland), Catherine Naglestad (Senta), Marco Jentzsch (Erik), Marina Prudenskaja (Mary), Oliver Ringelhahn (Der St...

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by K. Weill from Teatro Real, performed at Teatro Real, 2010. Directed by The Fura dels Baus - Alex Ollé; Carlus Padrissa, conductor Pablo Heras-Casado. Starring Measha Brueggergosman (Jenny Smith), Jane Henschel (Leocadia Begbick), Michael König (Jim Macln...

Boris Godunov by M. Mussorgsky from Teatro Regio di Torino, performed at Teatro Regio, Torino, 2010. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Starring Orlin Anastassov (Boris), Ian Storey (Grigory), Vladimir Vaneev (Pimen), Peter Bronder (Prince Shuisky), Chorus and Orchestra...

Watch full performance here: Die Liebe der Danae (2010)