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.

David McVicar's exuberant 2003 Glyndebourne production of Bizet's Carmen, starring Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role. Philippe Jordan conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus. The cast includes Marcus Haddock, Laurent Naouri and Lisa Milne.

Renato Palumbo conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in this production of Bellini's opera. Sondra Radvanovsky stars in the title role with the rest of the cast including Gregory Kunde, Raymond Aceto, Ekaterina Gubanova, Ana Puche and Francisco Vas.

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.

A collection of operas recorded live at the Vienna State Opera. Riccardo Muti is the conductor for a 1999 performance of Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', with a cast including Franz-Joseph Selig, Michael Schade, Adrianne Pieczonka, Carlos Álvarez, Angelika Kirchschlager, Anna Caterina Antonacci and Lorenzo Regazzo. Thomas Hampson, Christina Gallardo-Domas and Ferruccio Furlanetto head the cast of Verdi's opera 'Simon Boccanegra', recorded in 2002 with Daniele Gatti conducting. Finally, Philippe Jordan is the conductor for a 2005 performance of Massenet's opera 'Werther', featuring Marcelo Álvarez, Elina Garanca, Adrian Eröd and Ileana Tonca.

A revival of Giuseppe Scarlatti's spritely comic Baroque opera, recorded at the authentically restored Castle Theatre in Ceský Krumlov where it was first performed in 1768. Voytech Spurný leads the period-instruments of the Schwarzenberg Court Orchestra, with performances by Lenka Máciková, Ales Briscein, Katerina Knezíková and Jaroslav Brezina.

René Jacobs conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in this performance of Haydn's opera recorded at the Berliner Staatsoper in May 2009. Members of the cast include Marlis Petersen, Tom Randle, Pietro Spagnoli and Alexandrina Pendatchanska.

A premiere recording of Rossini's opera, performed live at the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro in 2011. Transposing the tale of 'Moses in Egypt' to modern times, the production features vocalists Alex Esposito as Faraone, Sonia Ganassi as Elcia, and Dmitry Korchak as the Pharaoh's son, while bass Riccardo Zanellato makes his Rossini Festival debut as Moses. The Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Comunale di Bologna are conducted by Claudio Abbado.

Live performance of Mozart's work directed by Giorgio Strehler and recorded at the Opéra Bastille, Paris, in 2010. Ludovic Tézier plays the lead role as Count Almaviva with Barbara Frittoli as Countess Rosina, Ekaterina Siurina as Susanna, Luca Pisaroni as Figaro and Karine Deshayes as Cherubino. Philippe Jordan conducts the Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

Oliviero De Fabritiis conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra in this performance of Puccini's opera from 1973. Set in Rome at the beginning of the 19th century, the opera finds former consul Cesare Angelotti (Carlo Mericiani) seeking refuge with the painter, Cavaradossi (Flaviano Labò), in the Attavanti chapel. However, danger lurks in the form of Cavaradossi's lover, Tosca (Raina Kabaivanska), whose jealous paranoia leads her to consider betraying the pair.

German soprano Diana Damrau is Konstanze, with Olga Peretyatko as Blonde and Franz Josef Selig as Osmin, in Christophe Loy's production of Mozart's opera Singspiel, performed at Barcelona's Gran Teatre Del Liceu in 2011. Ivor Bolton conducts.

Ulf Schirmer conducts the Wiener Symphoniker in this production of Giordano's opera staged at the Bregenz Festival in 2011. Chénier is a French revolutionary poet who pines for the beautiful Maddalena. However, he has a jealous rival in the form of servant-turned-revolutionary Gérard, who sets about plotting Chénier's downfall. Performers include Héctor Sandoval, Norma Fantini, Scott Hendricks and Tania Kross.

Alban Berg's dark, satirical opera charts the rise and fall of a femme fatale, from life as a society hostess to prostitution and eventually bloody death at the hands of Jack the Ripper. Franz Welser-Most leads the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House in this production from 2002, with Laura Aiken in the lead role.

Rene Fleming makes her debut in the role of Grafin in this production of Strauss's opera recorded live at the Opera National De Paris in 2004. Ulf Schirmer conducts, and there are performances from Anne Sophie Von Otter, Dietrich Henschel, Rainer Trost, Gerard Finley and Franz Hawlata.

Finnish bass Matti Salminen takes the lead role in this production of Mussorgsky's opera performed at Barcelona's Gran Teatre Del Liceu in 2004. Sebastian Weigle conducts, with additional performances by Eric Halfvarson, Anatoly Kotcherga and Philip Langridge.

A world premiere recording of Aribert Reimann's opera, recorded live at the Vienna State Opera in 2010. Marlis Petersen leads the cast, with Michael Boder conducting and stage direction by Marco Arturo Marelli.

Collection of operas composed by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini. Carlo Rizzi conducts the Wiener Symphoniker for a performance of 'Aida' featuring Tatiana Serjan in the title role, Iano Tamar as Amneris, Rubens Pelizzari as Radamès and Iain Paterson as Amonasro. 'Madama Butterfly' stars Raffaella Angeletti, Annunziata Vestri and Massimiliano Pisapia with the score performed by the Fondazione Orchestra Regionale delle Marche and conducted by Daniele Callegari. Maria Guleghina plays the role of the eponymous character in 'Turandot' with Zubin Mehta leading the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. 'La Traviata' features Svetla Vassileva, Massimo Giordano and Vladimir Stoyanov. Yuri Temirkanov conducts the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. Finally, Massimo Zanetti conducts a production of 'Rigoletto' which stars Leo Nucci in the lead role with Francesco Demuro as the Duke of Mantua and Nino Machaidze as Gilda.

Los Angeles Opera's productions of two works by composers who died during the Holocaust, Victor Ullmann's 'Der Zerbrochene Krug', and Alexander Zemlinsky's 'Der Zwerg'. Recorded in 2008, the productions feature the Los Angeles Opera and Choir conducted by James Conlon.

Los Angeles Opera's productions of two works by composers who died during the Holocaust, Victor Ullmann's 'Der Zerbrochene Krug', and Alexander Zemlinsky's 'Der Zwerg'. Recorded in 2008, the productions feature the Los Angeles Opera and Choir conducted by James Conlon.

David McVicar's celebrated 2004 Royal Opera House production of Gounod's Faust. Set in a haunting gothic setting, the production features a cast made up of some of opera's biggest stars including Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch.

Double bill of operas from composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Both operas are about relationships and crime in America in the first half of the 20th century. The Orchestra of the Wiener Volksoper is conducted by Wolfgang Rennert for 'The Old Maid and the Thief' and by Armando Alberti for 'The Medium'.

A restored early television recording of Hellmuth Matiasek's version of Verdi's opera, 'Falstaff'. Otto Edelmann portrays Falstaff in a comedic performance and the score is provided by the Viennese Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nello Santi.

Two classic operas --Pietro Mascagni's CAVALLERIA RUSICANA and Ruggero Leoncavallo's PAGLIACCI-- are performed in this vibrant 2009 production directed by Grischa Asagaroff. The 2 operas, which have been traditionally performed together since the late 19th century, star Jose Cura, Paoletta Marrocu and Lilianna Nikiteanu, accompanied by the Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera House.