Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81, "Les Adieux"

As part of his project recording all of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas, Boris Giltburg performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3

Boris Giltburg’s 2020 project saw him performing all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Watch him play Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2.

Boris Giltburg performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 as part of his 32 Sonata project

Boris Giltburg set out to perform all of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in 2020. Here, Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1.

Boris Giltburg set out to perform all of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in 2020. Here, Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28, Pastoral.

Boris Giltburg’s passion project of 2020 saw him performing all of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas. Here, Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79.

Boris Giltburg set out to perform all of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in 2020. Here, Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54.

Boris Giltburg plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101, as he completes his project to perform all 32 Sonatas.

Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg performs all 32 of Beethoven’s hallowed sonatas. Here, he plays Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1

Boris Giltburg made it his mission in 2020 to record all 32 of Beethoven’s Sonatas. Here, Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2

Boris Giltburg’s 2020 project saw him performing all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Here, he performs Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat major, Op. 7

Boris Giltburg performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 as part of his project to play all 32 Sonatas.

Boris Giltburg’s 2020 project saw him performing all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Watch him play Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique

Pianist Boris Giltburg performed all 32 of Beethoven’s Sonatas in 2020. Here, he performs Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2

Boris Giltburg plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 as he completes his project to perform all 32 Sonatas.

Boris Giltburg set out to perform all of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in 2020. Here, Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, Op. 26.

Boris Giltburg set out to perform all of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in 2020. Here, Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31, No.2, Tempest.

Boris Giltburg set out to perform all of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in 2020. Here, Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major, Op.31, No. 3, The Hunt.

As part of his project recording all of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas, Boris Giltburg performs Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49, No.2.

Two young actors embark on a road trip to get to the heart of the world’s greatest storyteller, William Shakespeare.

The extraordinary story of how two of William Shakespeare's friends saved some of his greatest plays from being lost and forgotten.

Choreographer Mats Ek takes on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet creating something wholly new with the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Yorke Dance Project's stunning made-for-film production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Sea of Troubles.

The famous Act 3, Scene 1 exchange between Hamlet, played by Billy Howle (The Serpent), and Ophelia, played by Mirren Mack ( Mary and George).

Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.

Billy Howle performs Hamlet's famous ''to be or not to be.'' soliloquy.

Graeme Murphy reimagines Romeo and Juliet for a striking ballet filmed at the Sydney Opera House.

Director Erica Whyman transforms Shakespeare's emotionally charged play into a dystopian drama filled with The Handmaid's Tale-like horrors.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's fresh and vibrant contemporary restaging of Shakespeare's dark comedy, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

Step behind the scenes and become a part of The Royal Shakespeare Company with exclusive access to the open rehearsal for their production of Henry VI: Part One.

Gregory Doran's thrilling production of Shakespeare's Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company featuring Arthur Hughes.

Experience the Royal Shakespeare Company's five-star production of Henry VI Part Two directed by Owen Horsley.

Dive into the final chapter of the Royal Shakespeare Company's gripping Henry VI trilogy, directed by Owen Horsely.

Phillip Breen's hilarious production of The Comedy of Errors, set in the 1980s, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare's epic story of nationalism, war, and the intricate dance of power in Henry V.

Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Sit in on a Shakespeare masterclass hosted by renowned theater director Sir Trevor Nunn featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part two of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part three of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

The final installation of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Shakespeare’s riotous comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

In the seventh year of the siege of Troy Troilus and Cressida's innocence is exposed to the corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences.

Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode.

Although largely humorous with a healthy sense of irony, the ballet tackles a fundamentally serious theme: the search for one’s better half.

Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.

Julia Jones conducts The Royal Opera’s spell-binding production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with a cast including Roderick Williams as Papageno.

Richard Jones captures the blend of tragedy and comedy in La Bohème, and provides an analysis of Puccini’s young would-be artists and their lovers.

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production for The Royal Opera House casts Don Giovanni as an artist who thrives on an audience enticed by his creative gifts.

Take a front row seat as the "King of the High Cs" Luciano Pavarotti performs “Nessun Dorma” for over 500,000 people in New York's Central Park.

Janácek's much-loved opera ''The Cunning Little Vixen'' springs to life in this charming animated film.

Based on the folktale that inspired the Little Mermaid, Dvořak’s best-known opera, ''Rusalka,'' tells the story of a nymph who wants to be human.

Sex, power, and greed collide in this high-octane rock opera exploring the darker side of the American Dream, filmed live on stage in New York City.

Esteemed director Christof Loy presents a stunning new production of Strauss' intimate psychological opera, Arabella.

Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous royal love triangle and a very personal war.

Rinat Shaham is the provocative and free-spirited Carmen, while Dymtro Popov portrays Don José with a perfect mix of naivety and desire.

Pinkerton returns to the US and finds a “real” wife, while Butterfly waits with unshakeable faith for him to return to the house on the harbour.

Legendary composer Philip Glass's opera "The Perfect American", imagines the final months of the life of Walt Disney.

Daniele Abbado explores themes of identity, exile and religion in this powerful staging of Verdi's epic opera with Plácido Domingo as Nabucco.

Daniel Barenboim conducts Fidelio, a moral title associated with the ideals of liberty of the French Enlightenment.

Mozart’s masterpiece conducted by Giovanni Antonini on stage at La Scala with Michael Hampe’s staging.

This production from La Scala stars opera greats Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott, with newcomer Anita Rachvelishvili making her successful debut.

Plácido Domingo's triumphant return to his baritone roots is captured in this stunning Teatro alla Scala's 2010 production of Simon Boccanegra.

A deeply moving production of the traditional double-bill Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana is shown here at Milan's Teatro alla Scala.

The opera-dilemma of maternal love and filial love is presented in the classical staging production directed by Hugo De Ana

Glyndebourne's brilliant production of Handel's Giulio Cesare starring Sarah Connolly and Danielle de Niese.

Joyce DiDonato and Julia Bullock star in a bold reimagining of Handel's Theodora at The Royal Opera House.

Stefan Herheim's moving reimagining of Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" at MusikTheater an der Wien is a spellbinding take on a family-friendly classic.

The Royal Opera House's superb production of Saint-Saëns' opera, Samson and Delilah, skillfully directed by the multi-Olivier Award Winner, Richard Jones.

Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.

Don Giovanni (Juan) retells Mozart's classical masterpiece as a story of the modern man's escape from himself and his demons.

Siegfried presents an encounter not only between man and woman but between two principles

Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold - an epic of gods and monsters - brought to the 21st century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Die Walküre - The Valkyrie - is the second opera in Wagner’s four-part epic, the Ring Cycle.

The final part of the tetralogy sees yet another broadening of the horizon.

“Falstaff” is the only comic opera, as well as the last opera, of Verdi’s production.

Götterdämmerung presents the final and apocalyptic duel between the queens Brünnhilde and Kriemhild as narrated in the epic “Song of the Nibelung."

Two young people’s search for self-identity and their meeting at the end of this opera are the hopeful elements in the story moves towards disaster.

OperaGlass Works films their production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, conducted by John Wilson.

In Die Walküre the powerful ring continues to be the source of conflict, dictating the fate of those who desire it and those who fear it.

Lee Reynolds conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in an innovative new production of Ravel’s opera, L’enfant et les sortilèges.

Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.

When the European youth chooses War above Love, Cupid decides to seek out new followers on other continents.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the best-known operas worldwide. The ROH stages this alluring Japanese tragedy, reminding us why it’s a favorite.

The world premiere recording of Brett Dean's new opera based on Shakespeare's best-known tragedy.

The ‘sheer visual sophistication’ of Annabel Arden’s Barbiere serves ‘a triumphant celebration of Rossini’s musical genius

A modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen based on Annie Proulx’s short story.

Glyndebourne’s wartime history as a home for evacuee children is the ingenious context for a new production of this unclassifiable tale.

Deborah Warner’s beautiful and evocative production of Britten’s final operatic masterpiece.

Witty yet shot through with pain and sadness, a deeply ambivalent life in the day of masters and servants as they scheme and outwit one another

Das Rhinegold is a theatrical journey that takes us back to our childhood, where fantasy becomes palpable reality.

Peter Konwitschny achieved a resounding success and Marlis Petersen a sensational debut in the title role with this new production of La Traviata

Twilight of the Gods, the Ring Cycle's conclusion, takes us to the children who have been left in the shadow of a power struggle between gods.

The stout Sir John Falstaff has financial problems, which he attempts to solve by having affairs with two very wealthy, very married women.

The legendary Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi’s most spectacular and over-the-top opera.

This production from the historic Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova stars power couple Daniela Dessì and Fabio Armiliato, as lovers Tosca and Cavaradossi.

In the third part of Wagner's Ring Cycle, Siegfried follows the rise of a young hero, the illegitimate son of the twins from Die Walküre

Ketevan Kemoklidze leads as Rosina while the orchestra plays under the magical baton of the young principal guest conductor Andrea Battistoni.

Staatsoper Hamburg and Vincent Boussard’s new staging of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly brings to life the moving tragedy of Japanese geisha Cio-Cio San

The second part of Wagner's Ring Cycle, Die Walküre, takes us on a theatrical voyage into a world that is in a never- ending state of war.