Rainer Trost

Così fan tutte

Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notable earlier...

Lulu - La Monnaie / De Munt

Alban Berg explores the power that Eros and Thanatos, in their rawest forms, have over our lives: Lulu, a femme...

Ariodante - Wiener Staatsoper

It is a work charged with jealousy and intrigue, with struggles and betrayal: Ariodante, Handel’s first work fo...

Fidelio

Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes...

Lulu

At the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Kirill Petrenko conducts this new production of Alban Berg's Lulu, dire...

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Chri...

Katia Kabanova

This release captures a performance of the Leoš Janáček opera Katia Kabanova recorded at the Salzburg Festival...

Die Fledermaus - WIENER STAATSOPER

To avoid serving his prison sentence, a fashionable socialite sneaks off to a lavish party. The champagne flows...

Mozart: Idomeneo

With this wonderful production, Mozart’s “Munich” opera returns to the place where it was first performed in 17...

Wiener Blut - Mörbisch