Boris Godunov by M. Mussorgsky, from Bayerische Staatsoper, performed at Nationaltheater/ Munich National Theatre, 2013. Director Calixto Bieito, conductor Kent Nagano, starring Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Yulia Sokolik, Eri Nakamura, Heike Grötzinger, Gerhard Siegel, Markus Eiche, Anatoli Kotscherga, ...

Aida by G. Verdi, from Arena di Verona, 2013. Directed by La Fura dels Baus, Carlus Padrissa and Àlex Ollé, conductor Omer Meir Wellber, starring Ambrogio Maestri, Hui He, Fabio Sartori, Adrian Sampetrean, Giovanna Casolla, Roberto Tagliavini, A messaggero and A Sacerdotessa. Performed in Italian...

Elektra by R. Strauss, from Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2013. Directed by Patrice Chéreau, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, starring Andrea Hill, Tom Randle, Donald McIntyre, Mikhail Petrenko, Renate Behle, Franz Mazura, Bonita Hyman, Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltrud Meier, Adrianna Pieczonka and Diener Flor...

Death in Venice by B.Britten, from English National Opera, 2013. Directed by Deborah Warner, conductor Edward Gardner, starring Tim Mead, Marcio Teixeira, Andrew Shore, Joyce Henderson, Sam Zaldivar, Laura Caldow, John Graham-Hall and Mia Angelina Mather/Xhuliana Shehu. Performed in English and s...

Il Farnace by A.Vivaldi, from Opera di Firenze, 2013. Directed by Marco Gandini, conductor Federico Maria Sardelli, starring Delphine Galou, Sonia Prina, Roberta Mameli, Carmelo Galati, Mary-ellen Nesi, Loriana Castellano, Magnus Staveland, Emanuele D’aguanno and Carlo Riccioli. Performed in Ita...

Guillaume Tell by A.M. Grétry, from Opéra Royale de Wallonie, 2013. Directed by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, conductor Claudio Scimone, starring Anne-Catherine Gillet, Marc Laho, Liesbeth Devos, Lionel Lhote, Stefan Cifolelli, Patrick Delcour, Natacha Kowalski and Roger Joakim. Performed in Fre...

Crispino e la Comare by L.Ricci and F. Ricci, from Festival della Valle d'Itria, 2013. Directed by Alessandro Talevi, conductor conductor Jader Bignamini, starring Stefania Bonfadelli, Carmine Monaco, Mattia Olivieri, Alessandro Spina, Lucia Conte, Romina Boscolo, Francesco Castoro, Domenico Co...

Giovanna d'Arco by G.Verdi, from Festival della Valle d'Itria, 2013. Directed by Fabio Ceresac, Conductor Riccardo Frizza, starring Jessica Pratt, Julian Kim, Jean-françois Borras, Emanuele Cordaro and Roberto Cervellera. Performed in Italian and subtitles in German, English, French, Italian and ...

Macbeth by G.Verdi, from Fondazione Teatro Coccia di Novara, 2013. Director Dario Argento, conductor Giuseppe Sabbatini, starring Dimitra Theodossiou, Valeria Sepe, Dario Di Vietri, Giuseppe Altomare, Giorgio Giuseppini, Ernesto Petti, Piero Ceffa and Radu Pintillie. Performed in Italian and subt...

The Perfect American by Philip Glass, from Teatro Real, Madrid, 2013. Directed by János Darvas, conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Starring Christopher Purves, Walt Disney; David Pittsinger, Roy Disney; Donald Kaasch, Dantine; Janis Kelly, Hazel George; Marie McLaughlin, Lilian Disney; Sarah Tynan,...

Cosi fan tutte by W.A. Mozart, from Teatro Real, Madrid, 2013. Directed by Michael Haneke and Hannes Rossacher, conductor Sylvain Cambreling. Starring Anett Fritsch, Fiordiligi; Paola Gardina Dorabella; Juan Francisco, Gatell Ferrando; Andreas Wolf, Guglielmo; Kerstin Avemo, Despina; William Shim...

Attila by G. Verdi from Mariinsky Theatre, performed at Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 2013. Directed by Arturo Gama, conductor Valery Gergiev. Starring Ildar Abdrazakov, Vladislav Sulimsky, Anna Markarova, Sergei Skorokhodov, Mikhail Makarov and Timur Abdikeyev. Performed in Italian.

Die Zauberflöte by W. A. Mozart from Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, performed at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden / Baden-Baden Festival Hall, 2013. Directed by Robert Carsen, conductor Simon Rattle. Starring Pavol Breslik, Michael Nagy, Kate Royal, Ana Durlovski, Dimitry Ivashchenko, Regula Mühlemann, Jame...

"Opera as never experienced before: a world-class cast, stylish haute couture outfits, the spectacular setting of Hangar-7 with more than 10 different locations and state-of-the-art technology. All of this cut together as a live opera film: a modern and unique production of Mozart’s “Die Entführu...

Don Pasquale by G. Donizetti from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2013. Directed by Mariame Clément, conductor Enrique Mazzola. Starring Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale), Danielle de Niese (Norina), Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta), Alek Shrader...

Anna Bolena by G. Donizetti from Reate Festival, performed at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2013. Directed by Cesare Scarton, conductor Fabio Biondi. Starring Federico Benetti (Enrico VIII), Marta Torbidoni (Anna Bolena), Laura Polverelli (Giovanni Seymour), Dionisos Tsantinis (Lord Rochefort), Mois...

L'Arlesiana by F. Cilea from Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, performed at Teatro G.B. Pergolesi, 2013. Directed by Rosetta Cucchi, conductor Francesco Cilluffo. Starring Annunziata Vestri (Rosa Mamai), Dmitry Golovnin (Federico), Mariangela Sicilia (Vivetta), Stefano Antonucci (Baldassarre), Valer...

I Shardana by E. Porrino from Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, performed at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, 2013. Directed by Davide Livermore, conductor Anthony Bramall. Starring Manrico Signorini (Gonnario), Angelo Villari (Torbeno), Gianpiero Ruggeri (Orzocco), Domenico Balzani (Norace), Paoletta Marrocu...

Hippolyte et Aricie by J.P. Rameau from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2013. Directed by Jonathan Kent, conductor William Christie. Starring Ed Lyon (Hippolytus), Christiane Karg (Aricia), Sarah Connolly (Phaedre), Stéphane Degout (Theseus),...

Ariadne auf Naxos by R. Strauss from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2013. Directed by Katharina Thoma, conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Starring Thomas Allen (Music Master), Soile Isokoski (Ariadne), Kate Lindsey (Composer), Laura Claycomb (Zerb...

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...