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Soloists: Franz Grundheber (Wozzeck), Walter Raffeiner (Drum Major), Hildegard Behrens (Marie) Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera choir and orchestra Conductor: Claudio Abbado Director: Adolf Dresen...

Soloists: Eilene Hannan, Ann Howard, John Treleaven Orchestra, choir: English National Opera choir and orchestra Conductor: Mark Elder Director: David Pountney Critics and audiences alike were...

Soloists: Gabriela Be?a?ková, Judith Christin, Samuel Ramey Orchestra, choir: San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra Conductor: Maurizio Arena Director: Robert Carsen Arrigo Boito's...

Soloists: John Potter, Michael George, Mary Seers, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Gordon Jones Orchestra, choir: The Hilliard Ensemble, The Western Wind Choir Conductor: Paul Hiller Director: Dorian...

This box set contains three unique ballet choreographies by the successful German choreographer Christian Spuck for the Zurich Ballet, which he has directed since the 2012/13 season: Giuseppe...

Soloists: Lynda Russell, Elizabeth Vaughn, Sarah Walker Orchestra, choir: English National Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Mark Elder Director: Colin Graham Gloriana was born when Benjamin...

Conductor: Bernard Haitink Director: Hans Hulscher In this live recording made at the Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Hector...

Soloists: Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Chiara, Ghena Dimitrova, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Juan Pons, Paata Burchuladze, Mirella Freni, Sandra Pacetti, Gino Quilico, Stephen Dickson, Italo Tajo Orchestra, choir:...

Soloists: Plácido Domingo, Eva Marton, Shirley Verrett Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Choir, San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Choir Conductor: Adam Fischer, Maurizio Arena...

Soloists: Montserrat Caballé (tenor), José Carreras (tenor) “As a child, I listened to opera and studied music. I knew what I wanted and what I liked, and I dreamed of making it happen.” José...

Orchestra, choir: Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Venue: Stiftsbasilika St. Florian, Austria (Nos. 4, 5) / Severance Hall, Cleveland This concert collection features five symphonies...

Soloists: Roberto Alagna (Roméo), Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestra, choir: Czech National Opera, Kühn Mixed Choir (Prague), Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Anton Guadagno...

Soloists: Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle Orchestra, choir: Zurich Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf A mysterious, childlike woman, a murder...

Soloists: Jacques Imbrailo, Michaela Selinger, Vincent Le Texier Orchestra, choir: Essener Philharmoniker, Opernchor des Aalto-Theaters Conductor: Stefan Soltesz Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff Music full...

Soloists: Claude Eichenberger, Xavier Moreno, Elissa Huber, Jordan Shanahan, Winston R. Arnon Orchestra, choir: Bern Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Mario Venzago Director: Stephan Märki Venue: Konzert...

Orchestra, choir: Compagnie Malka Choreographer: Bouba Landrille Tchouda Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker from a new perspective – very refreshing, very unusual, very hip hop. This is how French...

Soloists: Anna Tsygankova (Kitri), Matthew Golding (Basilio), Peter de Jong (Don Quixote), Karel de Rooij (Sancho Panza) Orchestra, choir: Dutch National Ballet, Holland Symfonia Conductor: Kevin...

Soloists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), András Schiff (piano) In 1991, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau finally agreed to perform Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin at the Schubertiade in Feldkirch...

Director: Gerald Fox Described by Art Review magazine as the world's most influential and expensive living artist, German painter Gerhard Richter enjoyed enormous success in London with a...

Soloists: Fiorenza Cedolins (Cio-Cio-San/Madama Butterfly), Francesca Franci (Suzuki), Mina Blum (Kate Pinkerton), Marcello Giordani (B. F. Pinkerton), Juan Pons (Sharpless) Orchestra, choir: Zurich...

Soloists: Angela Gheorghiu (Floria Tosca), Roberto Alagna (Mario Cavaradossi), Ruggero Raimondi (Baron Scarpia), Maurizio Muraro (Cesare Angelotti), Enrico Fissore (Sacristan), David Cangelosi...

Soloists: Katia Ricciarelli, Eva Marton, José Carreras Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir Conductor: Lorin Maazel Director: Harold Prince Arthaus presents a...

Soloists: Luana DeVol, Franco Farina, Barbara Frittoli Orchestra, choir: Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Giuliano Carella Director: Núria Espert The beautiful but...

Soloists: Roberto Tagliavini, Luciana D’Intino, Hui He Orchestra, choir: Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: Ferzan Ozpetek Zubin Mehta conducts...

Soloists: James King, Pilar Lorengar, Josef Greindl Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch Director: Gustav Rudolf Sellner In 1964, the Berlin...

Soloists: Plácido Domingo (Manrico), Piero Cappuccilli (Il conte di Luna), Raina Kabaivanska (Leonora), Fiorenza Cossotto (Azucena), José van Dam (Ferrando), Salvatore Cammarano (Libretto), Leone...

Soloists: Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Vladimir Stoyanov Orchestra, choir: Orchestra, Coro e Corpo di ballo dell'Arena di Verona Conductor: Julian Kovatchev Director: Hugo de Ana La Traviata...

Soloists: Marlies Petersen, Giuseppe Varano, James Rutherford Orchestra, choir: Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester, Chor des Opernhauses Graz Conductor: Tecwyn Evans Director: Peter Konwitschny...

Soloists: Violetta Urmana, Carlo Guelfi, Marcello Giordani Orchestra, choir: Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conductor: Zubin Metha Director: Nicolas Joël La forza del destino (The...

Soloists: Renato Bruson, James Morris, Mara Zampieri Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli Director: Luca Ronconi Macbeth marked the beginning of...

Soloists: Krassimira Stoyanova, Marina Prudenskaja, Saimir Pirgu, Orlin Anastassov Conductor: Mariss Jansons Mariss Jansons conducts the brilliantly playing Bavarian Radio Choir and Symphony...

Soloists: Leo Nucci, Maria Guleghina, Miroslav Dvorský Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Director: Günter Krämer After personal tragedies and the...

Soloists: Renata Tebaldi, Hans Beirer, William Dooley Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè Director: Hans-Peter Lehmann Location: Berlin When...

Soloists: Marcelo Álvarez, Carlos Álvarez, Inva Mula Orchestra, choir: Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos Director: Graham Vick Arthaus presents...

Orchestra, choir: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Hannu Lintu Director: Laura Joutsi Venue: Helsinki Music Center With his seven symphonies, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius ranks among the...

Soloists: Peter Schreier (Evangelist and arias), Bernd Weikl (Jesus), Mitsuko Shirai (soprano), Marga Schiml (alto), Franz Grundheber (bass) Orchestra, choir: Hamburg Ballet, St. Michaelis Orchestra...

Orchestra, choir: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Seiji Ozawa Director: Brian Large It has long been a New Year's Day tradition for the Philharmonic to perform a program consisting of...

Soloists: Roger Daltrey (Macheath), Stratford Johns (Peachum), Patricia Routledge (Mrs. Peachum), Carol Hall (Polly Peachum), Rosemary Ashe (Lucy Lockit) Orchestra, choir: English Baroque Soloists...

Soloists: Lloyd Riggins (Gustav von Aschenbach, master choreographer), Laura Cazzaniga (his assistant, his mother, Tadzio's mother), Ivan Urban (his "Friedrich der Gr0ße"), Hélène...

Soloists: José Carreras, Hermann Baumann, Sebastian Baumann, Lorenzo Bavaj Orchestra, choir: Mozart-Sängerknaben Wien Venue: Jesuitenkirche Luzern What a joy to accept such an invitation – a...

Conductor: John Hopkins, Stephen Barlow Portrait Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's story contains all the best elements of an operatic fairy tale. Born into a family with Maori roots, Kiri Te Kanawa rose to...

Soloists: Camilla Nylund (Leonore), Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Alfred Muff (Don Pizarro), László Polgár (Rocco) Orchestra, choir: Zurich Opera House choir and orchestra Conductor: Nikolaus...

Artur Rother Director: Gustav Rudolf Sellner The Deutsche Oper in Berlin had only opened its doors on September 24, 1961, when it began preparing for its 50th anniversary celebrations. How was this...

Soloists: Ana Laguna (Giselle), Luc Bouy (Albrecht), Yvan Auzely (Hilarion) Vanessa McIntosh (Bathilde), Lena Wennergren (Myrtha) Orchestra, choir: Orchestre National de l’Opera de Monte-Carlo...

Soloists: Michelle Breedt, Roberto Saccà, Elena Kelessidi, Artur Rucinski, Svetlana Doneva, Liuba Sokolova, Angelica Voje Orchestra, choir: Wiener Symphoniker, Prague Philharmonic Choir Conductor:...

“I am interested in how we must now recalibrate our existence and rethink our humanity: our relationship with the world, its changes, and history. Turning points always offer opportunities to...

In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, internationally renowned contemporary composer Oscar Strasnoy and one of Germany's most prominent writers, Christoph Hein, were...

Soloists: Nadja Saidakova (Maria), Vladimir Malakhov (Le Prince Casse Noisette), Oliver Matz (Drosselmeyer), Beatrice Knop (Reine des Glaces), Viara Natcheva (Reine des Neiges) Orchestra, choir: Corps...

Soloists: Ildiko Komlosi, Sung Kyu Park, Marco di Felice Orchestra, choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro di San Carlo Conductor: Zhang Jiemin Director: Maurizio Scaparro After the sensational success of...

Soloists: Soile Isokoski, Johan Botha, Sophie Koch, Daniela Fally, Peter Mati?, Jochen Schmeckenbecher Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Orchestra Conductor: Christian Thielemann Venue: Vienna...

Christoph von Dohnányi Director: Claus Guth Ariadne auf Naxos is one of many beautifully crafted operas by Richard Strauss and his librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. In this fascinating production by...

Soloists: Adrianne Pieczonka, Angelika Kirchschlager, Miah Persson Orchestra, choir: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Choir Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Director: Robert Carsen Arthaus...

Soloists: Camilla Nylund, Michèle Losier, Nadine Sierra, Günther Groissböck, Roman Trekel Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Berlin Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: André Heller The Viennese...

Soloists: Marjana Lipovšek, Eva Johansson, Melanie Diener Orchestra, choir: Zurich Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi Director: Martin Kušej The Zurich Opera's second...

Soloists: Angela Denoke, Kim Begley, Doris Soffel Orchestra, choir: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Conductor: Stefan Soltesz Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff This highly acclaimed production of...

Soloists: Mario Hoff, Tomas Möwes, Erin Caves Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Weimar Conductor: Carl St.Clair Director: Michael Schulz Outside Germany, the name Weimar usually evokes mixed feelings...

Soloists: Frieder Aurich, Kirsten Blanck, Erin Caves Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Weimar, Opernchor des Nationaltheaters Weimar Conductor: Carl St. Clair Director: Michael Schulz Outside Germany...