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Opera on 3 Episodes

  1. Strauss's Salome

    Philippe Jordan conducts Strauss's disturbing opera, based on the play by Oscar Wilde.

  2. Mozart's Die Entfuhurung aus dem Serail

    David Robertson conducts Mozart's opera about the clash of cultures between East and West.

  3. Donizetti's La fille du regiment

    French Soprano Natalie Dessay stars in Donizetti's opera about a girl adopted by soldiers.

  4. Glass's Satyagraha

    Philip Glass's opera, which recounts Mahatma Gandhi's early experiences in South Africa.

  5. Prokofiev's The Gambler

    Valery Gergiev conducts a rare performance of Prokofiev's first major stage work.

  6. Puccini: La Boheme

    Nicola Luisotti conducts Puccini's portrayal of the tragedy of bohemian life in Paris.

  7. Verdi: Ernani

    Roberto Abbado conducts Verdi's opera that was based on Victor Hugo's tragic play.

  8. Wagner's Tristan und Isolde

    James Levine conducts Wagner's exploration of the agony and the ecstasy of erotic love.

  9. Britten's Peter Grimes

    Donald Runnicles conducts the work that established Britten as a great opera composer.

  10. Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

    James Levine conducts Natalie Dessay as the tragic heroine in Donizetti's tragic opera.

  11. Verdi's Otello

    Johan Botha and Renee Fleming star in Verdi's version of the Shakespeare play.

  12. Bizet's Carmen

    Emmanuel Villaume conducts a production of Bizet's tragic opera.

  13. Puccini's Manon Lescaut

    James Levine conducts a production of Puccini's passionate but tragic opera.

  14. Verdi's La Traviata

    Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufman lead the cast in Verdi's tragic opera.

  15. Wagner's Die Walkure

    Lisa Gasteen and Deborah Voigt head the cast in part two of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle.

  16. Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Frederic Chaslin conducts Rossini's popular comic opera at the New York Met.

  17. Wagner's Parsifal

    A recording of the recent production of Wagner's final opera from the Royal Opera House.

  18. Verdi's Macbeth

    James Levine conducts Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

  19. Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera

    Gianandrea Noseda conducts Verdi's tale about the perils of mixing love and politics.

  20. Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel

    Soprano Christine Schafer and mezzo Alice Coote play the siblings in this Met production.

  21. Prokofiev's War and Peace

    Valery Gergiev conducts a mainly Russian cast in Prokofiev's adaptation of Tolstoy's novel

  22. Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

    Placido Domingo conducts Gounod's setting of Shakespeare's tragedy.

  23. Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride

    Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham sings the title role in this production from the New York Met.

  24. Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore

    Mikko Franck conducts Laurent Pelly's production for the Royal Opera House.

  25. Keiser's The Fortunes of King Croesus

    A performance from Opera North in Leeds of a rarely heard 18th century German opera.

  26. Charpentier's Louise

    A production of Charpentier's four-act opera given at the Opera Bastille in Paris.

  27. Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea

    Laurence Cummings conducts the ENO Orchestra in Monteverdi's final opera.

  28. Bizet's Carmen

    Petroc Trelawny hosts the new production of Bizet's Carmen from English National Opera.

  29. Massenet's Thais

    Exotic tale of love and redemption, recorded at the Royal Opera House in June 2007.

  30. Janacek's Katya Kabanova

    A free-spirited woman is trapped in a loveless marriage. Janice Watson sings the lead role

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