L'Africaine

Carmen

Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.

1997

Carmen

Martin Kušej's brilliant 2006 Carmen represents a landmark interpretation of a truly timeless opera. Led by Rolando Villazón as Don José and Marina Do

2006

Carmen aux Chorégies d'Orange 2015

Live performance from Chorégies d'Orange, 11 July 2015.

2015

Carmen

Live performance from Taormina Opera Festival, July 15, 2015.

2015

Carmen (Opéra de Lyon)

Live performance from the Opéra de Lyon, July 1 2012. Controversial production by Olivier Py.

2012

Massenet: Thaïs

When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to

2008

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Glyndebourne Opera's 1981 production of the Benjamin Britten opera, based on Shakespeare's play.

1981

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

2009

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for Neil Sh

1988

Benvenuto Cellini

Live performance from Salzburg Festival Opera, August 2007. The story tells of Cellini's love for Teresa, daughter of the Papal Treasurer Balducci. H

2007

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail

The prestigious Gran Teatre del Liceu from Barcelona presents Mozart's beloved opera in an elegant, dramatic twist with a sparkling cast of world-clas

2011

Die Zauberflöte

Live performance from the Salzburg Festival, 6 August 2012.

2012

Un Ballo in Maschera

Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.

2005

Tosca

Live from the Zurich Opera House, 2009.

2009

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Live performance from the Opéra National de Lyon.

1993

Un Ballo in Maschera

Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.

1980

The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera

David Alden’s elegant 2012 production moves Verdi’s thrilling drama to a timeless setting inspired by film noir. Marcelo Álvarez is Gustavo III, the S

2012

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Audiences went wild for Bartlett Sher’s dynamic production, which found fresh and surprising ways to bring Rossini’s effervescent comedy closer to the

2007

Rossini: Armida

It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman’s fanciful production of Rossini’s drama, desig

2010

Alcina

Live performance from the Grand Théâtre de Genève, February 25 2016.

2016