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Christoph Loy combines three one-act operas by Puccini into a fateful space, accompanying the audience on a journey from Dante's inferno to the transcendent peaks of heavenly beauty.

Known as a creator of astonishing images, stage director and visual artist Robert Wilson delivers a magnificent production of Mozart’s adaption of Handel’s Messias.

Moshe Leiser’s & Patrice Caurier’s colourful production of "L’Italiana in Algeri" with Cecilia Bartoli in the title role and Ildar Abdrazakov as Mustafà. Conducted by Jean-Christophe Spinosi.

This recording of Verdi’s "La Traviata" from the 2005 Salzburg Festival – the uncontested and hopelessly sold-out highlight of the festival season – captures the triumphal performance not only of Anna Netrebko as Violetta Valéry, but also of Rolando Villazón as her lover Alfredo.

The legendary classical production by Franco Zeffirelli featuring two global stars, the brilliant Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov, presents Puccini's great opera with a truly cinematic grandeur.

A magnificent and colorful production of Verdi's classical tragedy, combining a commitment to historical details in Franco Zeffirelli's style with the latest visual technologies.

A classic production by Franco Zeffirelli featuring stars of the world opera stage and Spanish flamenco dancers.

A spectacular production by Maestro Franco Zeffirelli. In the stellar cast conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi: Salsi, Zajick, Fassi, Zizzo, and the eagerly awaited debut of Anna Netrebko at the Arena di Verona alongside the protagonist Yusif Eyvazov.

The final part of the "Ring of the Nibelung" tetralogy, an epic production by Dmitry Chernyakov at the Berlin Opera

The third part of the "Ring of the Nibelung" universe, brought to life by Dmitry Chernyakov on the stage of the Berlin Opera

The second part of the "Ring of the Nibelung" epic, directed by Dmitry Tchernyakov at the Berlin Opera

The first part of the titanic "Ring of the Nibelung," directed by Dmitry Chernyakov at the Berlin Opera.

The famous Japanese tragedy by Puccini takes on new hues in the picturesque production by Andreas Homoki.

Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful – is being performed for the first time on the Bregenz lake stage.

Both Rome and our days; joys of peace and horrors of war

A dazzling spectacle about the unity and struggle of opposites: earthly and spiritual love

A red-hot story in snowy landscapes

The pure Handel stroke of luck! (с)

Prokofiev’s Fiery Angel is one of the outstanding operas of the 20th century.

Fatal love amidst the impending, uncontrollable Alps

A comic opera starring Juan Diego Flores and with scenery based on Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights

Magic comes to life in a performance based on two masterpieces by Tchaikovsky

"For his new production at the Vienna State Opera, the director Herbert Fritsch has created a colourful slapstick party" (Der Standard) and assembled a gifted and dedicated ensemble of excellent vocal quality and marvelous acting skills.

Expectations had been running high for the Vienna State Opera’s first-ever staging of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena”, and they were even surpassed thanks to this dream team of vocal giants. Anna Netrebko sparkles in her role debut alongside Elīna Garanča.