The Beggar's Opera

A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.

Paris Opera Ballet: Le Parc

Ballet in three acts (1994) Encore Screenings! ‘What has become of love today?’ asked Angelin Preljocaj in 1994, when he created Le Parc for the Paris Opera Ballet. Thirty years later, the world has changed again, but hi

Opera of a Broken Heart

Valeria fights with her boyfriend on the phone, while a roller coaster of inexplicable emotions arises in her room.

Malmö Opera Funny Girl

Royal Opera House: Il Trovatore

The first revival of David Bösch’s new production for The Royal Opera, with two casts including Maria Agresta, Lianna Haroutounian and Anita Rachvelishvili.

The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

Director David McVicar’s new production brings opera’s favorite double bill to new life, setting the two operas in the same Sicilian setting, separated by two generations. Marcelo Álvarez takes on the rare feat of singin

The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991

Moniuszko: Halka (Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz)

The year 2019, declared the Year of Stanislaw Moniuszko (18191872) by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and UNESCO, abounds in a series of events commemorating the work of the father of the Polish national opera. The Op

La Bohème - Royal Opera House

Ever since its premiere in Turin in 1896, La bohème has been a huge hit with audiences across the world. Within two years, it had been seen in Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Prague, Berlin, Manchester and beyond. With over 5

The Metropolitan Opera: Così fan tutte

Soul(Signs): Opera

A series of three short films exploring the intersection of opera and American Sign Language, starring some of today’s most acclaimed Deaf and signing performers. Created by Up Until Now Collective.

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the city's underground – and their daughter’s whereabouts.

Carmen - Opéra National de Paris

The first words uttered by Carmen mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame…” With a devilish sway of the hips and a hin

La Bohème - Opéra National de Paris

No one better described the half-starved, struggling artists than Murger in his Scènes de la Vie de Bohème: artists ready to burn a manuscript to try to keep warm yet,in an era of triumphant bourgeois materialism, dreami

The Shit! An Opera

After taking the biggest sh*t of his life, Frankie is inspired to successfully bottom for the first time.

Salome - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Herod lusts after his stepdaughter Salome and insists on seeing her dance. Salome longs to kiss the mouth of the imprisoned John the Baptist – a prophet of doom who loses himself in hate speech.

Wedding at the Opera

A concert with André Rieu which takes place in one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world, the famous Semper Opera in Dresden. As well as the famous ‘Vienna Debutantes’, there are 40 fabulous pairs of dancers fr

The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

Willy Decker’s stunning production of Verdi’s unforgettable drama stars the riveting singing actress Natalie Dessay as Violetta. Exhausted by her restless life as a courtesan, Violetta knows she will die soon. But then s

Hitler at the Opera

Aaron is an Israeli singer who comes to Poland for a guest performance in a provincial theater. The artist is warmly welcomed by the management and the theater team. During one of the rehearsals, Aaron spots backstage wh

The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser

As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most groundbreaking and unforgettable music, as well as a theme the young Wagner