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Julia Migenes: Diva on the Verge

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

Drawing on her own experiences as a star of opera, the irrepressible soprano Julia Migenes invites us to look afresh at the genre she loves, with an irreverent one-woman show.

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

Normally held to be influenced by the composer's study of Schopenhauer's pessimistic philosophy, Peter Konwitschny's Tristan und Isolde is refreshingly controversial in its optimistic interpretation.

Richard Strauss: Adriadne auf Naxos

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

Opera plots do not come more unusual than Hofmannsthal's for Ariadne, with its gently satirical artistic debate contrasting the artificial conventions of opera seria and the knockabout humour.

Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

In this Salzburg Festival production, director Peter Zadek presents the mythical city of Mahagonny as a Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers

Handel: Rinaldo

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

A superb cast features countertenors David Daniels and David Walker, and soprano Noëmi Nadelmann. Harry Bicket leads from the harpsichord and conjures his own miracles from the pit.

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Zurich Opera)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

Cecilia Bartoli made her debut as Fiordiligi at the Zurich Opera in this Jürgen Flimm production. Così is held to be the most perfect ensemble opera ever written and Flimm's cast, completed by Oliver

Gluck: Alceste

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

This Théâtre du Châtelet production of Gluck's French version of Alceste was created by by Robert Wilson, who is known for his intriguing, uncluttered stagings, which make arresting use of gesture, colour and light. Anne Sofie von Otter takes the title role and brings to her characterisation a mesmerising power and poignancy. Her artistry is matched by an equally sensitive performance from Paul Groves as Admète. John Eliot Gardiner conducts his period-instrument ensemble, the English Baroque Soloists, and the excellent Monteverdi Choir provides the chorus. Unusually, they sing from the pit, with dancers taking their place on stage.

Johann Strauss: Simplicius (Zurich Opera)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

The score of Johann Strauss the Younger's Simplicius was believed to have been destroyed but, an incomplete and much-corrected copy was recently found among papers.

Offenbach: La Belle Helene (Chatelet Theatre Paris)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

Laurent Pelly's production of Offenbach's parody of the origins of the Trojan War combines a musically superb performance with a stream of visual humour that flows from his core idea.

Jose Cura at the Barbican: A Passion for Verdi

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMT

In the Verdi centenary concert Cura gave at London's Barbican Concert Hall with soprano Daniela Dessì, he won the hearts of his audience with his powerful and charismatic performance.

The Peony Pavillion - Part 1 - The Interupted Dream

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT

The universality and theatrical immediacy of this sixteenth-century Chinese masterpiece generate a powerful audience appeal even today.

The Peony Pavillion - Part 4 - Resurrection

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT

The story is told through a flowing sequence of some two hundred arias that have an attractively tuneful, folk-like quality.

The Peony Pavillion - Part 6 - Reunion

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT

Acting, singing, music, dance, acrobatics, stilt-walking, puppetry, recitation, pageantry and martial arts all find a place in the rich tapestry of Chen Shi-Zheng's production of The Peony Pavilion

The Peony Pavillion - Part 3 - Making Love with a Ghost

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT

Poetic episodes alternate with elaborate set pieces and low slapstick, so that the romantic love story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei is interrupted by invading Mongol hordes, bungling comic servants.

The Peony Pavillion - Part 5 - War Against the Bandits

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT

Acting, singing, music, dance, acrobatics, stilt-walking, puppetry, recitation, pageantry and martial arts all find a place in the rich tapestry of Chen Shi-Zheng's production of The Peony Pavilion.

Goethe: Faust I - (Part 2 of 2)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:59:59 GMT

Peter Stein's staging of Goethe's Faust considered to be one of the greatest works of German literature. This production was staged by Peter Stein and recorded for television in 2000 at the Berlin Arena. (German Language - No Sub Titles)

Goethe: Faust II (Act 3)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:59:59 GMT

Goethe: Faust I - (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:59:59 GMT

Peter Stein's staging of Goethe's Faust considered to be one of the greatest works of German literature. This production was staged by Peter Stein and recorded for television at the Berlin Arena. (German Language - No Sub Titles)

Goethe: Faust II (Act 1)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:59:59 GMT

Goethe: Faust II (Act 2)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:59:59 GMT

Puccini: La Boheme (ENO)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:04:31 GMT

The English National Opera's retelling of Puccini's famous love story. Directed by Jonathan Miller, starring Alfie Boe as Rudolpho and Melody Moore as Mimi. Live recording. (2009)

Kiss Me, Kate

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:13:39 GMT

In 2001 Michael Blakemore staged the first Broadway revival in fifty years, with choreography by Kathleen Marshall, his glorious production enchanted both critics and audience. It swept the board at the Tony Awards. This High Definition recording was made when the show transferred to London and again attracted rave reviews and packed houses. Rachel York and Brent Barrett are the stars of the show.