Praised by critics as “magnificent”, “breathtakingly theatrical” and full of “zestful imagination”, Melly...

In the 18th century, in the palace of Pasha Selim, in a purely imaginary Turkey. Belmonte, a young Spanish nobleman, is searching for his...

Translucence, transparency – warmth’ are the qualities identified by Bernard Haitink as necessary for an ideal sound performance of...

Darcey Bussell and Roberto Bolle star in Frederick Ashton's Sylvia, restored to the splendour of its elegant and opulent three-act form for the 75th...

Inspired by a fable by La Fontaine, [composer Jean-Philippe] Rameau produced perhaps his most brilliant music for his penultimate great work,...

Directed by Ursel Hermann, this 2005 production of Mozart's last opera stars a remarkable cast with Susan Graham in the role of Sesto, Christoph...

A production of an opera by George Frideric Handel, about the Skyrian princess Deidamia helping Achilles while he is disguised as a girl to avoid...

Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...

Opera lies at the heart of Rimsky-Korsakov's colourful idiom, but performances are few and far between; this realisation of his penultimate and...

‘Ondine’, a ballet by Frederick Ashton, premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 27 October 1958, with Margot Fonteyn in the...

In late 18th-century Italy, in the mansion of Don Magnifico, the young and pretty Angelina works as a maid. Teased by her two frivolous half-sisters,...

Christopher Nupen's record of the concert given by five young musicians in the new Queen Elizabeth Hall at London's South Bank, in 1969. The Trout...

Mozart's genius in setting to music da Ponte's comic play of love, infidelity and forgiveness marks COSI FAN TUTTE as one of the great works of art...

Prince Siegfried is celebrating his coming of age. The Queen Mother informs him that, the following day, during the grand ball held to mark his...

Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life...

The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in...

Après l’enlèvement de sa fille par un réseau criminel et face à l’inaction de la police, Wang Wei se lance...

Dans l'ancienne Polynésie, lorsqu'une terrible malédiction lancée par Maui atteint l'île d'un chef impétueux, sa...

Et si vous pouviez réaliser votre rêve le plus fou ? Un jeune introverti met la main sur un objet magique capable d’exaucer...

Jada a longtemps lutté pour avoir un enfant avec son compagnon. Après une naissance par don d'embryon, des années plus tard,...

Après l’enterrement de son mari, Alice se rend dans la maison isolée de sa belle-famille pour partager un dernier repas à...

Vingt ans après son départ pour la guerre de Troie, le roi Ulysse rentre enfin à Ithaque, mais son voyage est parsemé...

Après s’être arrêté sur la scène d’un terrible accident sur une autoroute isolée, un jeune couple...

Troisième et dernier volet de la trilogie Dune de Villeneuve. Adapté du roman Le Messie de Dune de Frank Herbert.