Rimsky-Korsakov's opera, based on the Mongol army's entry into Kitezha and its subsequent unexpected survival, is here performed live at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari under the guidance of Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov.

Glyndebourne's Musical Director Vladimir Jurowski leads the London Philharmonic and the Glyndebourne Chorus in this production of Stravinsky's opera recorded live in December 2010. Performers featured include Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Clive Bayley and Matthew Rose.

Antonio Pappano is the conductor for Richard Eyre's production of Verdi's opera staged at the Royal Opera House in 2009. American soprano Renee Fleming heads an all-star cast including Johan Botha, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson and Eddie Wade.

Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, along with an ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, bring to life the tragic love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck. Reflecting the separation that came to be such a central theme of their lives, the performers are divided into male and female groups. Sting reads the letters of Robert Schumann, with his songs sung by Iain Burnside, while Trudie Styler reads Clara's letters, with her songs being sung by Rebecca Evans.

Mascagni's two act opera recieves a rare outing, with Anna Malavasi, Pierre Luigi Dilengite, and the Orchestre Internazionale D'Italia conducted by Manlio Benzi.

The third part of Wagner's epic cycle, 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' filmed at the Het Muziektheater Amsterdam. Siegfried pursues his path to manhood as parental love dissipates and is replaced by romantic love and desire.

Ballet set to music by John Cage and choreographed by Lin Hwai-min, inspired by the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy.

Calixto Bieito's famously controversial 2002 production of Mozart's great opera sets the action in the late 20th Century and brings to life an ancient story. Bertrand de Billy conducts an energetic cast led by Wojtek Drabowicz in the title role, with the Liceu's Orchestra Academy.

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music, both recognizable and unfamiliar. The boxes take the listener on a thrilling tour of some of the worlds most dramatic musical media, encompassing music from six centuries and featuring sensational performers. All boxes come with a fascinating booklet with detailed information on the genre itself, chronological placement of each work, and a comprehensive study of the music. A fitting celebration of 25 years of superb music from Naxos, the worlds favourite classical label.GREAT OPERA includes Highlights CDs from the following operas:

CD 1 Mozart Don Giovanni

CD 2 Mozart Die Zauberflte (The Magic Flute)

CD 3 Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

CD 4 Verdi La traviata

CD 5 Verdi Aida

CD 6 Bizet Carmen

CD 7 Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo Pagliacci

CD 8 Puccini Tosca

CD 9 Puccini Madama Butterfly

CD 10 Puccini La Bohme

Svetla Vassileva and Fabio Sartori take the lead roles in Puccini's opera, recorded live at the Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago, in 2007. The conductor is Alberto Veronesi.

Emmanuelle Haïm conducts Le Concert d'Astrée in this production of Rameau's opera, recorded at the Paris Opera Palais Garnier. The title roles are performed by Topi Lehtipuu and Anne-Catherine Gillet with the rest of the cast including Stéphane Degout, Sarah Connolly, Jaël Azzaretti, Salomé Haller and Marc Mauillon.

A visit to the Museo Vela at Ligornetto in the Swiss-Italian canton of Ticino, accompanied by the music of Chopin.

A tour of Tibet to the accompaniment of traditional Chinese music.

Emmanuelle Haïm leads Le Concert d'Astrée in this performance of Handel's oratorio at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2016. The cast includes Sabine Devieilhe as Bellezza, Franco Fagioli as Piacere, Sara Mingardo as Disinganno and Michael Spyres as Tempo.

Federico Maria Sardelli conducts this live performance from the 2016 Donizetti Festival of Bergamo of the romantic comedy opera by Gaetano Donizetti. In the title roles of Olivo and Pasquale are Bruno Taddia and Filippo Morace with the Orchestra dell' Accademia Teatro alla Scala and Coro Donizetti Opera providing accompaniment.

Federico Maria Sardelli conducts this live performance from the 2016 Donizetti Festival of Bergamo of the romantic comedy opera by Gaetano Donizetti. In the title roles of Olivo and Pasquale are Bruno Taddia and Filippo Morace with the Orchestra dell' Accademia Teatro alla Scala and Coro Donizetti Opera providing accompaniment.