Strauss: Salome

The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behren...

Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung),by Richard Wagner.

The Met’s spectacular production of Verdi’s Egyptian epic captures both the grandeur and the intimacy of this powerful tale of love and politics. Liud...

Live performance from Teatro alla Scala, 7 December 2009 .

Live performance from the Vienna State Opera, 6 May 2010.

This 2003 performance of Georges Bizet's 19th century opera Carmen was produced and directed by filmmaker and stage director Franco Zeffirelli, best k...

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

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

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...

Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 25 March 1997.

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

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...