Norma by V. Bellini, from Sferisterio Opera Festival, performed at Arena Sferisterio, 2016. Directed by Luigi Di Gangi and Ugo Giacomazz, conductor Michele Gamba, starring María José Siri, Nicola Ulivieri, Rubens Pelizzari, Sonia Ganassi and Manuel Pierattelli. Performed in Italian and subtitled ...

Les Indes Galantes by J. P. Rameau, from Bayerische Staatsoper, performed at National Theatre Munich, 2016. Directed by Sidi Labi Cherkaoui, conductor Ivor Bolton, starring Lisette Oropesa, Anna Prohaska, Ana Quintans,Cyril Auvity, Elsa Benoit, Goran Juric, Mathias Vidal, Tareq Nazmi and Francis...

Agrippina by G.F. Händel, from Theater an der Wien, 2016. Directed by Robert Carsen, conductor Thomas Hengelbrock, starring Danielle de Niese, Christoph Seidl, Mika Kares, Filippo Mineccia, Damien Pass, Jake Arditti, Patricia Bardon and Tom Verney. Performed in Italian and subtitled in English, I...

Otello by G.Verdi, from Sferisterio Opera Festival, performed at Arena Sferisterio, 2016. Directed by Paco Azorin, conductor Riccardo Frizza, starring Stuart Neill, Jessica Nuccio, Roberto Frontali, Davide Giusti. Performed in Italian.

Il barbiere di Siviglia by G.Rossini, from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2016. Directed by Annabel Arden, conductor Enrique Mazzola, starring Danielle de Niese,Björn Bürger,Alessandro Corbelli,Janis Kelly,Taylor Stayton,Christophoros Stambo...

Lady Macbeth of Mtensk by D. Shostakovich, from Opéra National de Lyon, performed at Opéra Nouvel, 2016. Directed by Dimitry Tcherniakov, conductor Kazushi Ono, starring Ausrine Stundyte,Jeff Martin,Peter Hoare,Almas Svilpa,Clare Presland,John Daszak,Michaela Selinger,Vladimir Ognovenko,Gennady B...

Pelléas et Mélisande by C. Debussy, from Oper Zürich, performed at Zurich Opera House, 2016. Directed by Dimitry Tcherniakov, conductor Alain Altinoglu, starring Jacques Imbrailo, Corinne Winters, Kyle Ketelsen, Brindley Sherratt, Yvonne Naef, Damien Göritz, Charles Dekeyser, Father of Pelléas. P...

Rosmonda d'Inghilterra by G.Donizetti, from Festival Donizetti Bergamo, performed at Teatro Donizetti, 2016. Directed by Paola Rota, conductor Sebastiano Rolli, starring Jessica Pratt, Eva Mei, Dario Schmunck, Nicola Ulivieri, Raffaella Lupinacci. Performed in Italian and subtitled in English, Ge...

Roberto Devereux by G.Donizetti, from Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, performed at Teatro Carlo Felice, 2016. Directed by Alfonso Antoniozzi, conductor Francesco Lanzillotta, starring Stefan Pop, Mariella Devia, Sonia Ganassi, Mansoo Kim, Alessandro Fantoni, Matteo Armanino, Loris Purpura. Perform...

Béatrice et Bénédict by H.Berlioz, from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, performed at Glyndebourne Festival Theatre, Glyndebourne, 2016. Directed by Laurent Pelly, conductor Antonello Manacorda, starring Philippe Sly,Stéphanie d’Oustrac,Paul Appleby,Sophie Karthäuser,Lionel Lhote,Frédéric Caton,Katar...

Il trovatore by G.Verdi, from Sferisterio Opera Festival, performed at Arena Sferisterio, 2016. Directed by Francisco Negrin, conductor Daniel Oren, starring Marco Caria, Anna Pirozzi, Alessandro Spina, Enkelejda Shkosa, Rosanna Lo Greco, Augusto Celsi, Piero Pretti, Alessandro Pucci. Performed ...

Don Carlo by G.Verdi, from Teatro Regio, Parma, 2016. Directed by Cesare Lievi, conductor Daniel Oren, starring Vladimir Stoyanov, José Bros, Simon Lim, Michele Pertusi, Marianne Cornetti, Serena Farnocchia, Ievgen Orlov, Lavinia Bini, Gregory Bonfatti, Marina Bucciarelli. Performed in Italian an...

Olivo e Pasquale by Donizetti, from Festival Donizetti Bergamo, performed at Teatro Sociale, Bergamo, 2016. Directed by Ugo Giacomazzi, conductor Federico Maria Sardelli, starring Giovanni Romeo, Silvia Beltrami, Matteo Macchioni, Laura Giordano, Filippo Morace, Bruno Taddia, Pietro Adaini, Edoar...

Das Liebesverbot by Richard Wagner, from Teatro Real Madrid, 2016. Directed by János Darvas, conductor Ivor Bolton. Starring Christopher Maltman, Peter Lodahl, Ilker Arcayürek, David Alegret, David Jerusalem, Manuela Uhl, Mario Miró, María Hinojosa. Performed in German.

Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito, from Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2016. Directed by Nele Münchmeyer, conductor Stefan Soltesz. Starring Erwin Schrott (Mefistofele), Charles Castronovo (Faust), Angel Joy Blue (Elena), Alex Penda (Margherita), Jana Kurucová (Marta), Bror Magnus Tødenes (Wagner), Luciana...

Aix-en-Provence Festival 2016 - Händel: Il Trionfo del tempo e del Disinganno by Georg Friedrich Händel, 2016. Directed by Stéphane Metge, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm. Starring Sabine Devieilhe, Sarah Mingardo, Franco Fagioli.Performed in Italian.

Le nozze di Figaro is one of the most successful comic operas ever. Director David Bösch is a born storyteller. He likes to focus on the classics, and is known for his poetic approach. In this new production of Le nozze di Figaro, the hectic, bubbly story of Figaro’s eventful wedding party is vis...

La Cambiale di matrimonio by G.Rossini, from ROF Rossini Opera Festival, performed at Teatro Rossini, Pesaro, 2006. Directed by Luigi Squarzina, conductor Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, starring Saimir Pirgu, Paolo Bordogna, Désirée Rancatore, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, Enrico Maria Marabelli, Mar...

Anna Bolena by G. Donizetti, from Festival Donizetti Bergamo, performed at Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, 2006. Directed by Francesco Esposito, conductor Fabrizio Maria Carminati, starring Mauro Corna, Dimitra Theodossiou, Riccardo Zanellato, Sofia Soloviy, José Maria Lo Monaco, Gian Luca Pasolini, L...

Francesca da Rimini by S. Mercadante from Festival della Valle d'Itria, performed at Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca, 2016. Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, conductor Fabio Luisi. Starring Leonor Bonilla (Francesca), Aya Wakizono (Paolo), Merto Süngü (Lanciotto), Antonio di Matteo (Guido), Larisa Mar...

Das Liebesverbot by R. Wagner from Teatro Real, performed at Teatro Real, Madrid, 2016. Directed by Kasper Holten, conductor Ivor Bolton. Starring Christopher Maltman (Friedrich), Peter Lodahl (Lucio), Ilker Arcayürek (Claudio), David Alegret (Antonio), David Jerusalem (Angelo), Manuela Uhl (Isab...

I Puritani by V. Bellini from Teatro Real, performed at Teatro Real, 2016. Directed by Emilio Sagi, conductor Evelino Pidò. Starring Diana Damrau (Elvira), Javier Camarena (Arturo), Ludovic Tezier (Riccardo), Nicolas Teste (Sir Giorgio), Annalisa Stroppa (Fernando Radó), Orchestra and Chorus of T...

Otto Klemperer (1885-1974) was one of the most important and influential conductors of the 20th century. His interpretations of Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner and Mahler still set standards for conductors today. In OTTO KLEMPERER’S LONG JOURNEY THROUGH HIS TIMES – now superbly restored and re-edited...