This collection brings together Globe Theatre productions dating from 2009 to ...This collection brings together Globe Theatre productions dating from 2009 to 2015 - during the artistic directorship of Dominic Dromgoole - of twelve of Shakespeare s most celebrated Comedies. Featuring the finest actors and leading directors it is...more
Written by John Gay in 1728 The Beggar s Opera is widely considered to be the ...Written by John Gay in 1728 The Beggar s Opera is widely considered to be the first musical comedy and one that pre-empted by about 300 years the current vogue for jukebox productions which create a plot to fit around hit songs. Gay took some of the...more
Mozart s trilogy of operas composed to librettos by Lorenzo Da Ponte delight a...Mozart s trilogy of operas composed to librettos by Lorenzo Da Ponte delight and entertain audiences with their combination of sublime music and their mix of humor romance and drama. Cosi Fan Tutte also known as the school for lovers stars a cast of...more
With it s combination of enchanting love story and broad burlesque comedy Cend...With it s combination of enchanting love story and broad burlesque comedy Cendrillon is one of the great operatic fairy tales - a Cinderella that looks back to Charles Perrault s original story in all it s richness and ambiguity. Massenet s sensuous...more
Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this exhilarating product...Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this exhilarating production of Donizetti s comedy of domestic drama across two generations. Don Pasquale is the witty story of a middle-aged man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him -...more
Aclassic story of love under the microscope is given a contemporary perspecti...A classic story of love under the microscope is given a contemporary perspective in this performance of Mozart s school for lovers . Così fan tutte is a compassionate examination of young love full of wit and wonderful music which ensure it s...more
On this new release from the Royal Shakespeare Company Shakespeare sclassict...On this new release from the Royal Shakespeare Company Shakespeare s classic tale is reimagined especially for the screen. King Leontes rips his family apart but grief opens his heart. Will he find the child he abandoned before it is too late. This...more
Praised by critics as magnificent breathtakingly theatrical and full of zestfu...Praised by critics as magnificent breathtakingly theatrical and full of zestful imagination Melly Still s spine-tingling Rusalka is a Glyndebourne classic - a magical contemporary reimagining of a much-loved fairy tale. Light and darkness beauty and...more
Explore the dreamlike world of Rudolf Nureyev s interpretation of The Nutcrack...Explore the dreamlike world of Rudolf Nureyev s interpretation of The Nutcracker. In his imaginative retelling of a 19th-century classic the young Clara is propelled by dark forces from the realm of childhood into a radiant kingdom where she takes...more
The Essential Opera Collection is an exciting new mid-price series that brings...The Essential Opera Collection is an exciting new mid-price series that brings together popular operas and classic productions in simple stylish packaging. The ten launch titles represent the leading opera houses of the world including the Royal...more
This collection brings together Globe Theatre productions dating from 2010 to ...This collection brings together Globe Theatre productions dating from 2010 to 2015 - during the artistic directorship of Dominic Dromgoole - of Shakespeare s Major Tetralogy of Histories recounting the youth and ascendance of Henry V of England....more
A parable for our times (Daily Telegraph) In a world driven by greed what do w...A parable for our times (Daily Telegraph) In a world driven by greed what do we truly value? Timon has it all - money influence friends. Surely it can t last? When the money runs out Timon soon finds her influence and friends have also gone. Left...more
Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova dances the title role in Kenneth MacMil...Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova dances the title role in Kenneth MacMillan s haunting ballet to atmospheric music by Tchaikovsky and Martinu. Anastasia tells the story of Anna Anderson who following the Russian Revolution and the murder of...more
Julia Bullock Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Józef Orlinski star in Katie Mitchell ...Julia Bullock Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Józef Orlinski star in Katie Mitchell s thrilling new production of Handel s Theodora in an alternative modern-day reality Theodora a religious fundamentalist plots for the resistance against the Roman...more