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.

Simone Young leads the Bayerisches Staatsorchester in this production of Pfitzner's opera, directed for the stage by Christian Stuckl. Performers include Christopher Ventris, Peter Rose, Michael Volle and Falk Struckmann.

Conductor Antonino Fogliani leads this production of Rossini's opera from Venice's Teatro La Fenice, with performances by Francesco Meli, Bruno de Simone, Rinat Shaham and Roberto Frontali.

Juliane Banse and Shawn Mathey take the lead roles in this performance of Robert Schumann's only opera, featuring the opera and chorus of the Zurich Opera House, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

A live recording from the opening night of the Rossini Opera Festival in 2008, featuring the Italian mezzo-soprano Sonia Ganassi in the title role, with Claudio Abbado's son Danielle directing the production.

Conductor Valerio Galli leads the orchestra and chorus of the Festival Puccini, in this version of the Italian composer's popular opera.

In this celebrated 1976 production of Verdi’s SIMON BOCCANEGRA, Piero Cappuccilli sings the title role alongside Katia Ricciarelli and Giorgio Merighi, with Japan’s NHK Symphony Orchestra.

One of the very few contemporary operas being staged in Italy, Mosca's work incorporates Shakespearean tragedies and comedies set in the Veneto, namely 'Othello', 'Romeo and Juliet', 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'. Shakespeare himself appears as a character in the opera, along with characters from Goldini's plays and Mozart's Despina. This recording, commissioned by the Teatro La Fenice, celebrates the 300th anniversary of Venetian playwright and librettist Carlo Goldini. Pierluigi Melega's libretto is written in English, a language which offers greater opportunity for plays on words and whose rhythmic nature better suits Mosca's music.

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.

A performance of Donizetti's opera 'Don Gregorio' at the Bergamo Music Festival in November 2007. Director Roberto Recchia sets the performance in the 1920s, a time which mirrors in many ways the political and social conditions prevailing when the piece was originally written. Spoken dialogues in the Neapolitan dialect are used in place of the recitatives, but Donizetti's music remains unchanged. The characters in this comic opera are inspired by the Italian Commedia dell'Arte.

Donato Renzetti is the conductor for this live performance of Verdi's tragic opera, recorded at Teatro Regio di Parma in 2007. An all-star cast includes Giorgio Surian, Mario Luperi, Marcelo Álvarez, Leo Nucci and Fiorenza Cedolins.

Leo Nucci leads the cast of this production of Verdi's opera, recorded live at the Teatro Regio Di Parma in 2006. Bruno Bartoletti leads the orchestra, and other cast members include Enrico Giuseppe Iori, Sylvie Valayre and Roberto Iulianio.

The first filmed recording of Verdi's rarely performed two-act opera, recorded live at the Alto Adige Festival, Italy in 2012. Junko Saito and Enrico Facini lead the cast, with Gustav Kuhn conducting the Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento.

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.

This performance of AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS was recorded on Christmas Day in 2005 and features performances from Rosemary Kuhlmann and Bill McIver.

Eileen Farrell had a number of dimensions as a singer. Unlike most opera singers, Farrell often sang pop songs and in concert freely mixed Gershwin in with Puccini. Here, in a concert with the Orchestra of Radio-Canada, she does the same, torching "But Not for Me" after a concert of arias.