Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais takes the lead role in Dvorak's opera about a water nymph who becomes a human being in order to find love. Recorded at the Bavarian State Opera in 2010, the production also features Klaus Florian Vogt, Nadia Krasteva, Günther Groissböck and Janina Baechle. The conductor is Tomas Hanus.

Bernd Weikl takes the lead role in his production of Verdi's opera recorded live at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern in 2010. Uwe Sandner conducts, and there are performances by Adelheid Fink, Wioletta Hebrowska, Carlos Aguirre and Yanyu Guo.

Highlights of Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen as staged by La Fura Dels Baus, and recorded live at Valencia's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in 2009. Zubin Mehta conducts the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt leads the Concentus Musicus Wien in this production of Josef Haydn's opera 'Il Mondo Della Luna' recorded at the Theatre an der Wien in 2009. Performers include Dietrich Henschel, Bernard Richter and Vivica Genaux.

Verdi veteran Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for this production of 'Otello' at the 2008 Salzburg Festival. Stage direction is by Stephen Langridge; soloists include Aleksandrs Antonenko, Marina Poplavskaya and Stephen Costello.

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this 2008 performance of Prokofiev's opera, featuring performances by Vladimir Ognovenko, Kristine Opolais, Misha Didyk and Stefania Toczyska.

A visually spectacular interpretation of Wagner's opera, staged by the Catalan theatre company La Fura dels Baus, in Valencia's Palau de les Arts. Zubin Mehta conducts the Orquesta de la Comunitat Valenciana, with performances by Jennifer Wilson, Juha Uusitalo, Franz-Josef Kapellmann and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.

Rolando Villazon brings comedy and pathos to the role of Nemorino, the naive hero of Donizetti's comedy 'L'Elisir d'Amore', in this 2005 production by Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu.

Antonello Allemandi leads the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Parma in this live performance of Verdi's opera, recorded at the Parma Festival in 2005. Staged by Pier' Alli, an all-star cast includes Marco Berti, Carlo Guelfi, Giacomo Prestia and Susan Neves.

Zubin Mehta leads the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana in this production of Puccini's final opera staged at Valencia's Palau de les Arts in May, 2008. This visually spectacular production from Chinese film director Chen Kaige features performances from Maria Guleghina, Marco Berti, Alexia Voulgaridou, and Alexander Tsimbaliuk

Fabio Biondi leads the Europa Galante baroque ensemble in this production of Francesco Cavalli's opera. Set in Cyprus, the plot involves enchanted and pastoral elements, thwarted love, the counterpointing of Man and God, sorcery, revelation and ultimate resolution. Performers include Giacinta Nicotra, Gemma Bertagnolli and Juan Sancho.

Iván Fischer conducts this live recording of Wagner's opera performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Chorus of the Dutch National Opera.

Bruno Cinquegrani is the conductor for this performance of Donizetti's opera, filmed at the Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, Italy, in November 2008. Performers include Giorgio Surian, Rachele Stanisci, Ivan Magri and Luca Grassi.

Alejo Pérez conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in this performance of Charles Gounod's opera at the 2016 Salzburg Festival. Piotr Beczala performs the title role with Ildar Abdrazakov starring as Méphistophélès and Maria Agresta as Marguerite.

Bulgarian soprano Darina Takova takes the lead role in this production of Verdi's tragic opera recorded at Teatro La Fenice, Venice in 2006. The conductor is Maurizio Benini.

Michele Mariotti conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale Di Bologna in this performance of Rossini's opera.

Paolo Arrivabeni conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in this production of César Franck's work, recorded at L'Opéra de Liège in 2012. Marc Laho performs the title role with the rest of the cast including Isabelle Kabatu, Werner Van Mechelen, Philippe Rouillon and Xavier Rouillon.

Olivier Opdebeeck's version of John Blow's opera performed by Les Musiciens du Paradis. The soloists include Céline Scheen (Venus), Marc Mauillon (Adonis) and Gregorie Augustin (Cupidon).

David McVicar's acclaimed production of Benjamin Britten's chamber opera, recorded live during its premiere run at the Aldeburgh Festival in 2001. Paul Daniel leads the English National Opera, with performances by Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Mary Nelson.

Singing stars Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky and Ernesto Tomasini explore the history of the castrato style of singing, which originated in Italy in the mid-16th century. Telling the stories of singers such as Farinelli, Senesino, Caffarelli and Carestini, the film includes contributions from, amongst others, Jochen Kowalski, Andreas Scholl, David Daniels and Daniel Behle.

A collection of live recordings of operas by Giuseppe Verdi, filmed at theatres in Liege, Palermo and Venice, and at the historical fortress of Tsaverets in Bulgaria. The operas featured are: 'Attilla', 'Luisa Miller', 'Il Travotore', 'La Traviata', 'Simon Boccanegra' and 'Falstaff'. The soloists featured include Orlin Anastasov, Ventsalav Anastasov, Darina Takova, Cinzia Forte, and Ruggero Raimondi.

Benjamin Britten's final opera, written between 1971-1973, recorded at Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 2008. Bruno Bartoletti conducts, while there are performances by Marlin Miller, Scott Hendricks and Alessandro Riga.

Christof Loy's 2012 interpretation of Puccini's opera sets the action against the backdrop of a Hollywood Western. Recorded live at the Royal Swedish Opera House, Nina Stemme takes the lead role as Minnie, who falls passionately in love with the most wanted outlaw in the West. Other cast members include John Lundgren, Aleksandrs Antonenko and Niklas Björling Rygert. The conductor is Pier Giorgio Morandi.