Ópera do Mallandro

The short tells the story of a boy who, in his last recovery test at school, has the task of writing a text in 15 minutes. During the creative process, the boy embarks on a musical universe full of characters and myths f

La Cenerentola: San Francisco Opera

Thanks to her open heart and determination, Cinderella triumphs over her mean-spirited relatives in Rossini’s sparkling version of the story. Karine Deshayes, lauded for her “emotional depth and vibrant, beautiful sound”

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Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly

Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of dashing American officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return.

Red Opera

In a time of deadly political and mass purge in Indone sia, a stern-but-conformist warden must prove his com petence lest be accused a political enemy himself by dealing with a popular inmate of his who happens to be a c

An Opera of Violence

First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.)

The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

Michael Mayer’s acclaimed production, first seen in the 2012–13 season, sets the action of Verdi’s masterpiece in 1960 Las Vegas—a neon-lit world ruled by money and ruthless, powerful men. Piotr Beczała is the Duke, a po

Lucia di Lammermoor - Metropolitan Opera

This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first catapulted her to international stardom. She drove audiences wild by the way her opulent voice caressed the music’s long

The Metropolitan Opera: Medea

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere

The Crowd in the Opera Square

Horse-drawn carriages and omnibuses circulate among the crowd.

Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus @ Bavarian State Opera

Intrigue, champagne, and irony: in a production directed by Barrie Kosky, the Bavarian State Opera presents a sparkling production of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus.

Don Giovanni - Opera di Roma

A philandering nobleman lives without a care for the consequences of his actions. But when one of his conquests ends in murder, he finds himself on the run, pursued by disgruntled ex-lovers, fiancées and a force from bey

Charles Gounod: Faust @ Bavarian State Opera, Munich

Gounod's Faust at the Bavarian State Opera: Jonathan Tetelman plays Faust, the scholar who makes a pact with Mephistopheles (Kyle Ketelsen) before seducing Marguerite (Olga Kulchynska). The unfortunate woman descends int

The Dutch Opera: Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte's renowned opera "Don Giovanni" -- based on the legend of lothario Don Juan -- springs to life in this witty production by De Nederlandse Opera under the baton of maestro Ingo

Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly

Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return.

Number Opera

35mm slideshow installation with sound. Carbonized bodies that insist on remaining in motion. An investigation into the possibility of a frozen present and a viscous still.

Variazioni, Opera Ultima

A Phantom of the Opera

Legend tells of a hideously disfigured murderer who stalked the Garnier Opera House leaving a trail of terror and bloodshed. With strange occurrences still haunting it, paranormal investigators inadvertently reawaken the

Space Opera

By pursuing their usual daily routines, various creatures inhabit the planet Xanubis. Being oppressed by a vindictive queen who tries to seize intergalactic power, they yearn for a secure home planet. Beings from differe

The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca

Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences when it rang in the New Year in 2018. Only weeks later, the production was seen by opera lovers worldw