Francesca da Rimini

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

Live performance from Teatro La Fenice, 29 Nov. 2013.

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

Live from the Metropolitan Opera 19 December 2009.

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...

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

Live performance from Oper Leipzig, 26 November 2005.

Live from the Zurich Opera House, 2009.

Live performance from the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, 23 July 2005.

Live performance from the Zurich Opera House, January 2002.