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.

Hans Christophe von Bock's documentary follows the attempts to stage an edited, one day version of Wagner's epic opera cycle at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Arriving in Buenos Aires to prepare the groundwork for the production, Wagner's great-granddaughter, Katharina Wagner, who now runs the Bayreuth Festival, discovers that the rehearsal conditions are not what she expected. At short notice, she decides to entrust the staging of the production to Valentina Carrasco, who has previously worked with the Catalan theatrical group 'La Fura dels Baus'.

Roberto Paternostro leads the Orchestra of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in an edited version of Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. Staged in one day, the production was directed by Valentina Carrasco, who has previously worked with the Catalan theatrical group 'La Fura dels Baus'. The cast members include Linda Watson, Jukka Rasilainen, Leonid Zakhozhaev and Andrew Shore. The set also includes the documentary 'The Colón Ring - Wagner in Buenos Aires'.

Roberto Paternostro leads the Orchestra of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in an edited version of Wagner's 'Ring' cycle. Staged in one day, the production was directed by Valentina Carrasco, who has previously worked with the Catalan theatrical group 'La Fura dels Baus'. The cast members include Linda Watson, Jukka Rasilainen, Leonid Zakhozhaev and Andrew Shore. The set also includes the documentary 'The Colón Ring - Wagner in Buenos Aires'.

Hans Christophe von Bock's documentary follows the attempts to stage an edited, one day version of Wagner's epic opera cycle at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Arriving in Buenos Aires to prepare the groundwork for the production, Wagner's great-granddaughter, Katharina Wagner, who now runs the Bayreuth Festival, discovers that the rehearsal conditions are not what she expected. At short notice, she decides to entrust the staging of the production to Valentina Carrasco, who has previously worked with the Catalan theatrical group 'La Fura dels Baus'.

Performance of Mariusz Trelinski's production of Tchaikovsky's opera, recorded live at the Paleau de les Arts, Valencia, in 2011. Kristine Opolais and Artur Rucinski lead the cast, with Omer Meir Wellber conducting the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Andrea Battistoni leads the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio di Parma in this performance of Verdi's opera recorded live in 2012. Cast members include Roberto Aronica, Yu Guanqun, Roberto Frontali and Gabriele Mangione.

Daniele Abbado's staging of Verdi's opera, recorded live at the Teatro Regio di Parma in 2009. Michelle Mariotti leads the orchestra and chorus, while performers featured include Leo Nucci, Bruno Ribeiro, Riccardo Zanellato and Dimitra Theodossiou.

Nicholas McGegan conducts the Festspieleorchester Gottingen in this production of Handel's opera, recorded live at the Internationale Handel-Festspiele Gottingen, with performances from Tim Mead, Marie Arnet and Kirsten Blaise.

John Mark Ainsley heads the cast in this production of Mozart's opera recorded live at the Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, in June 2008. Other performers include Pavol Breslik, Juliane Banse and Annette Dasch, with Kent Nagano conducting the Orchestra and Choir of the Bayerisches Staatsoper.

Double bill of operas from the 1980s starring tenor Luciano Pavarotti. In 'Aida' Pavarotti performs the role of Radamès alongside Maria Chiara and Ghena Dimitrova. Lorin Maazel conducts the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus. In 'La Bohème' Pavarotti stars as Rodolfo with Tiziano Severini leading the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The rest of the cast includes Mirella Freni, Sandra Pacetti and Gino Quilico.

Live performance by Azerbaijan soprano Dinara Alieva in Moscow. She performs classical works by, among others, Charpentier, Massenet and Puccini, as well as more modern pieces such as 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and ' I Could Have Danced All Night'. Constantine Orbelian conducts the Russian National Orchestra and the Grand Choir 'Masters of Choral Singing'.

Seiji Ozawa leads the orchestra and chorus in Laurent Pelly's production of Janácek's fantasy opera, recorded live at Florence's Teatro Comunale in 2009. Armenian/Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian takes the lead role as the vixen, with American Quinn Kelsey as the gamekeeper.

The first volume of a three-part set featuring all of Giuseppe Verdi's operas in celebration of the composer's bicentenary in 2013. Each performance features its own ten minute introduction. The operas included are: 'Oberto', 'Un Giorno di Regno', 'Nabucco', 'I Lombardi', 'Ernani', 'I due Foscari', 'Giovanni d'Arco', 'Alzira' and 'Attila'.

Seiji Ozawa leads the orchestra and chorus in Laurent Pelly's production of Janácek's fantasy opera, recorded live at Florence's Teatro Comunale in 2009. Armenian/Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian takes the lead role as the vixen, with American Quinn Kelsey as the gamekeeper.

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.

Mojca Erdmann, Elin Rombo and Virpi Raisänen lead the cast in this world premiere performance of Wolfgang Rihm's operatic fantasy, recorded live at the 2010 Salzburg Festival. Based on Nietzsche's late cycle of poems 'Dionysus-Dithyrambs', the performance features distinctive staging by Jonathan Meese. Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Deutsches Symphonieorchester.

Alessandro Sangiorgi conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Sofia National Opera in this production of Verdi's opera, recorded at the medieval stronghold of the Tsaverets Fortress in Veliko Tamovo, Bulgaria in 2011. The soloists featured include Orlin Anastasov, Ventsalav Anastasov and Radostina Nikolaeva.

Ole Anders Tandberg's visually striking debut production for Norwegian National Opera. Recorded live in 2010, Birgitte Christensen, Jacek Laszczkowski and Tim Mead head an international cast, with Allesandro De Marchi conducting.

A night at the opera featuring singers including Juliane Banse, Grace Bumbry, Vesselina Kasarova and Angelika Kirchschlager, performing a mixture of arias from famous operas such as 'Le Nozze di Figaro', 'Don Giovanni', 'Tosca', 'Turandot' and 'Fledermaus' under the baton of Kent Nagano.

Harry Bicket conducts in this production of Martin y Soler's opera recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, in 2009. Performers include Laura Alkin, Michael Maniaci, Ainhoa Gramendia, and Marisa Martins.

The great tenor Pavarotti takes to the concert stage in the beautiful city of Barcelona for this live musical recording. Includes 'O Solo Mia', 'Pourquoi me reveiller' and 'Donna non vidi mai'. Also features interviews and behind-the-scene footage.

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.

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.