After its first performance in Vienna, the operetta Die Fledermaus set out to conquer the world. It is one of the few operettas which are regularly staged by the great opera houses of the world such as the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Milan Scala, The Staatsoper in Vienna and the Royal Opera ...

"Harry Kupfer's version of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, originally conceived for the Berlin Komische Oper and now in the repertory of The Royal Opera, won the Olivier Award for ""Most Outstanding Achievement in Opera"".

According to legend, Orpheus' magical power as a musician enabled him to reg...

The libretto, by Henri Meilac and Ludovic Halévy, is based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée. The first performance of Carmen on 3 March 1875, produced such a hostile reaction that Bizet left Paris physically and psychologically ill, and died only three months later on 3 June 1875, following two se...

Les Contes D'Hoffmann by J. Offenbach, from The Royal Opera House, 2016. Directed by John Schlesinger, conductorEvelino Pidò, starring Sonya Yoncheva, Kate Lindsey, Thomas Hampson, Vittorio Grigolo, Christine Rice, Eric Halfvarson, Sofia Fomina, Vincent Ordonneau and Christophe Mortagne. Performe...

Madama Butterfly by G. Puccini, from The Royal Opera, 2017. Directed by Moshe Leiser / Patrice Caurier, conductor Antonio Pappano, starring Jeremy White, Scott Hendricks, Ermonela Jaho, Elizabeth DeShong, Carlo Bosi, Gyula Nagy, Marcelo Puente, Emily Edmonds and Yuriy Yurchuk. Performed in Italia...

Ashton Triple (The Dream; Symphonic Variations; Marguerite and Armand) by F. Mendelssohn, C. Franck, F. Liszt, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2017. Conductor Emmanuel Plasson, starring Steven McRae, Roberto Bolle, Marianela Nuñez, Yuhui Choe, Vadim Muntagiro...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by J.Talbot, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2017. Conductor Koen Kessels, starring Steven McRae, Lauren Cuthbertson, Federico Bonelli, Christopher Saunders, James Hay, Laura Morera, Paul Kay, Romany Pajdak, Fernando Montano, ...

The Nutcracker by P. I. Tchaikovsky, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2016. Directed by Peter Wright, conductor Boris Gruzin, starring Francesca Hayward, Alexander Campbell, Lauren Cuthbertson, Federico Bonelli and Gary Avis.

Giselle by A. Adam, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2016. Conductor Barry Wordsworth, starring Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Eric Underwood, Gary Avis, Olivia Cowley, Itziar Mendizabal, Bennet Gartside, Elizabeth McGorian, Christina Arestis, Johannes Ste...

The Sleeping Beauty by P.I.Tchaikovsky, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2017. Conductor Koen Kessels, starring Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Kristen McNally, Claire Calvert, Christopher Saunders, Elizabeth McGorian, Alastair Marriott, Orchestra of the Ro...

The Winter's Tale by Talbot, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2018. Conductor Tom Seligman, starring Matthew Ball, Lauren Cuthbertson, Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov, Laura Morera, Ryoichi Hirano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Tom Seligman.

The Nutcracker by P. I. Tchaikovsky, from The Royal Ballet, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2018. Conductor Barry Wordsworth, starring Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Gary Avis, Marcelino Sambé, Orchestra of the Royal Opera HouseLondon Oratory Junior Choir,...

Great Arias Bryn Terfel - Salome: "Wo ist er, dessen Sündenbrecher jetzt voll ist?" from Royal Opera House, 1997. Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi.