Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold - an epic of gods and monsters - brought to the 21st century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Das Rheingold
Opera
Vienna is teeming with brothels and loose morality, but the Duke doesn't want to use his authority to clean up the city. He departs, dressed as a friar, leaving his deputy, Angelo, in charge. Angelo is at first reluctant, but he soon starts to make changes.
(Director), David Ajao (Pompey), Joseph Arkley (Lucio), Antony Byrne (Duke), James Cooney (Claudio), Sandy Grierson (Angelo), Lucy Phelps (Isabella), Claire Price (Escaslus), (Writer)
Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold - an epic of gods and monsters - brought to the 21st century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Das Rheingold
Opera
Siegfried presents an encounter not only between man and woman but between two principles
Siegfried
Opera
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.
The Valkyries
Staatskapelle Weimar
Opera
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 Twilight of the Gods
Staatskapelle Weimar
Opera
The RSC’s 2016 production of Shakespeare’s King Lear, starring the late Sir Antony Sher.
King Lear
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Gregory Doran’s acclaimed production of Henry V for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Henry V
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Experience the RSC’s 2013 production of Richard II, starring David Tennant.
Henry IV, Part 1
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s most famous love story, has never been so moving than the RSC’s 2018 production.
Romeo and Juliet
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Britain is in crisis. Alienated, insular and on the brink of disaster. Can it be saved?
Cymbeline
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Love Labour’s Lost is one of Shakespeare’s lightest comedies, and this RSC production is visually sumptuous and accessible.
Love's Labour's Lost
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
The RSC offers a fresh perspective of The Taming of the Shrew, flipping the setting to an old England where women rule.
The Taming of the Shrew
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl - the Duke's daughter Silvia.
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface.
Henry IV, Part 2
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
One of Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedies gets an Edwardian makeover in this visually striking production capturing the decadence of 1890s London.
Twelfth Night
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Harriet Walter take on the role of Prospero in this evocation of the eternal struggle for freedom, morality and justice.
The Tempest
Donmar
Theater
A group of soldiers returns from the trenches. The worldweary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero.
Love's Labours Won
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. He struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness.
Coriolanus
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Shakespeare’s sharp comedy, Love’s Labour’s Lost, gets brought to life at London’s iconic Globe Theater.
Love's Labours Lost
Globe
Theater
Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.
Timon of Athens
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Thea Sharrock’s new production of Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy stirs wit, sentiment, intrigue and love into a charming confection
As You Like It
The Globe
Theater
Christopher Ecclestone (Doctor Who) marked his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in Shakespeare’s thriller, Macbeth.
Macbeth
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Mark Antony has it all following Caesar's assassination - power, glory, and a whole empire.
Antony and Cleopatra
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Richard's vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years
Richard II
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
The RSC’s 2019 production of As You Like It, Shakespeare’s tale of love, lust and mistaken identity.
As You Like It
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Titus has returned from a brutal 10-year war having lost 21 sons in battle and been betrayed by his nation.
Titus Andronicus
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia.
The Merchant of Venice
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Set in an unstable African republic Hamlet’s mortality takes on new meaning in this formidable and vibrant ensemble with Paapa Essiedu as the graffiti-loving Prince.
Hamlet
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Discover how Shakespeare's plays have evolved and why they are still beloved some 400 years on.
Shakespeare’s Timeless Appeal
Documentary, Shorts
William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written.
The Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Collections
David Tennant enthralls in this unsettling tale of love and murder that drips with tension, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo
Theater
Mischievous fairies weave a web of confusion for four young lovers in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Power, betrayal, and love collide in Africa in this reinvigorated Shakespearean classic.
Julius Caesar (2012)
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Witness the creative process up close as the Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines a classic for modern times.
The Making of Julius Caesar
Royal Shakespeare Company
Backstage pass
Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is reborn as a cerebral thriller set in the 21st century, with Sir Ian McKellen playing the tormented prince.
Hamlet
Theater
Will the course of true love still run smooth in Russell T Davies’ fresh adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)
Theater
A-list actors workshop the words of the Bard in a must-see documentary for all Shakespeare fans.
Muse of Fire: Acting Workshops
Backstage pass
Two young actors embark on a road trip to get to the heart of the world’s greatest storyteller, William Shakespeare.
Muse of Fire
Documentary
The extraordinary story of how two of William Shakespeare's friends saved some of his greatest plays from being lost and forgotten.
Will's Book: Shakespeare's First Folio
Documentary
Choreographer Mats Ek takes on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet creating something wholly new with the Royal Swedish Ballet.
Mats Ek: Juliet & Romeo
Royal Swedish Ballet
Dance
Yorke Dance Project's stunning made-for-film production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Sea of Troubles.
Sea of Troubles
Yorke Dance Project
Ballet
The famous Act 3, Scene 1 exchange between Hamlet, played by Billy Howle (The Serpent), and Ophelia, played by Mirren Mack ( Mary and George).
Hamlet: "Get thee to a nunnery."
Backstage pass
Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.
Hamlet
Bristol Old Vic
Theater
Billy Howle performs Hamlet's famous ''to be or not to be.'' soliloquy.
Hamlet: "To be or not to be..."
Bristol Old Vic
Backstage pass
Graeme Murphy reimagines Romeo and Juliet for a striking ballet filmed at the Sydney Opera House.
Romeo and Juliet
The Australian Ballet
Ballet
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.
Henry VI - Part I: Open Rehearsal Project
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
The Royal Shakespeare Company's fresh and vibrant contemporary restaging of Shakespeare's dark comedy, directed by Blanche McIntyre.
All's Well That Ends Well
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Experience the Royal Shakespeare Company's five-star production of Henry VI Part Two directed by Owen Horsley.
Henry VI - Part II: Rebellion
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Gregory Doran's thrilling production of Shakespeare's Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company featuring Arthur Hughes.
Richard III
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Phillip Breen's hilarious production of The Comedy of Errors, set in the 1980s, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Comedy of Errors
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Dive into the final chapter of the Royal Shakespeare Company's gripping Henry VI trilogy, directed by Owen Horsely.
Henry VI - Part III: Wars of the Roses
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Director Erica Whyman transforms Shakespeare's emotionally charged play into a dystopian drama filled with The Handmaid's Tale-like horrors.
The Winter's Tale
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
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.
Henry V
Donmar Warehouse
Theater
Part three of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.
A Man For All Time: Shakespeare Masterclass - Part Three
Theater
Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.
Shakespeare Masterclass (Shortened)
Theater
The final installation of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.
A Man For All Time: Shakespeare Masterclass - Part Four
Theater
Part two of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.
A Man For All Time: Shakespeare Masterclass - Part Two
Theater
Sit in on a Shakespeare masterclass hosted by renowned theater director Sir Trevor Nunn featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.
A Man For All Time: Shakespeare Masterclass - Part One
Theater
Shakespeare’s riotous comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode.
King John
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
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.
Troilus and Cressida
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Although largely humorous with a healthy sense of irony, the ballet tackles a fundamentally serious theme: the search for one’s better half.
Taming of the Shrew
Ballet
Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.
Timon of Athens
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
Vienna is teeming with brothels and loose morality, but the Duke doesn't want to clean up the city. He departs leaving his deputy, Angelo, in charge.
Measure for Measure
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
The RSC’s 2019 production of As You Like It, Shakespeare’s tale of love, lust and mistaken identity.
As You Like It
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
The RSC offers a fresh perspective of The Taming of the Shrew, flipping the setting to an old England where women rule.
The Taming of the Shrew
Royal Shakespeare Company
Theater
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.
Rusalka
Opera
Dancer and choreographer Akram Khan interviews celebrated guests about how movement affects the way they live and work.
Move to Live with Akram Khan
Collections
Rinat Shaham is the provocative and free-spirited Carmen, while Dymtro Popov portrays Don José with a perfect mix of naivety and desire.
Carmen
Opera Australia
Opera
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.
Madama Butterfly
Opera Australia
Opera
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.
Don Giovanni
Royal Opera House
Opera
Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.
La Traviata
Royal Opera House
Opera
The ‘sheer visual sophistication’ of Annabel Arden’s Barbiere serves ‘a triumphant celebration of Rossini’s musical genius
The Barber of Seville
Glyndebourne
Opera
Danger lurks in every note of this breathtaking revival of Bizet's scandalous 1875 opera, “Carmen.”
Carmen, Bizet - 150th Anniversary in Versailles
Royal Opera of Versailles
Opera
Verdi’s epic tale of corruption and toxic jealousy unfolds with chilling consequences at London's Royal Opera House.
Aida
Royal Opera House
Opera
Dvořák’s dark opera sees a water nymph sacrifice all for a chance at human love—only to face tragic consequences.
Rusalka
Royal Opera House
Opera
When a nobleman tries to seduce his wife’s maid on her wedding night, it leads to a hilarious plot of revenge in Mozart’s classic comic opera.
Le Nozze di Figaro
Royal Opera House
Opera
Power is set against innocence in this strikingly staged production, starring Lisette Oropesa and Carlos Álvarez.
Rigoletto
Royal Opera House
Opera
Lucia has fallen in love with Edgardo, the mortal enemy of her brother. She is ultimately broken by her unrequited love and becomes a murderess.
Lucia di Lammermoor
Opera
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.
La Bohème
Royal Opera House
Opera
Julia Jones conducts The Royal Opera’s spell-binding production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with a cast including Roderick Williams as Papageno.
Mozart's The Magic Flute - Die Zauberflöte
Royal Opera House
Opera
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.
Don Giovanni
Royal Opera House
Opera
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.
Pavarotti: Live in Central Park
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera
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.
Rusalka
Opera
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.
Bonfire of the Vanities: The Opera
Opera
Esteemed director Christof Loy presents a stunning new production of Strauss' intimate psychological opera, Arabella.
Arabella
Teatro Real
Opera
Rinat Shaham is the provocative and free-spirited Carmen, while Dymtro Popov portrays Don José with a perfect mix of naivety and desire.
Carmen
Opera Australia
Opera
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.
Madama Butterfly
Opera Australia
Opera
Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous royal love triangle and a very personal war.
Aida
Opera Australia
Opera
Legendary composer Philip Glass's opera "The Perfect American", imagines the final months of the life of Walt Disney.
The Perfect American
Opera
Daniele Abbado explores themes of identity, exile and religion in this powerful staging of Verdi's epic opera with Plácido Domingo as Nabucco.
Nabucco
La Scala
Opera
Daniel Barenboim conducts Fidelio, a moral title associated with the ideals of liberty of the French Enlightenment.
Fidelio
La Scala
Opera
Mozart’s masterpiece conducted by Giovanni Antonini on stage at La Scala with Michael Hampe’s staging.
Così Fan Tutte
La Scala
Opera
A deeply moving production of the traditional double-bill Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana is shown here at Milan's Teatro alla Scala.
Cavalleria Rusticana
La Scala
Opera
This production from La Scala stars opera greats Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott, with newcomer Anita Rachvelishvili making her successful debut.
Carmen
La Scala
Opera
Plácido Domingo's triumphant return to his baritone roots is captured in this stunning Teatro alla Scala's 2010 production of Simon Boccanegra.
Simon Boccanegra
La Scala
Opera
The opera-dilemma of maternal love and filial love is presented in the classical staging production directed by Hugo De Ana
Il Trovatore
La Scala
Opera
The Royal Opera House's superb production of Saint-Saëns' opera, Samson and Delilah, skillfully directed by the multi-Olivier Award Winner, Richard Jones.
Samson et Dalila
Royal Opera House
Opera
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.
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Wiener Symphoniker
Opera
Glyndebourne's brilliant production of Handel's Giulio Cesare starring Sarah Connolly and Danielle de Niese.
Giulio Cesare
Glyndebourne
Opera
Joyce DiDonato and Julia Bullock star in a bold reimagining of Handel's Theodora at The Royal Opera House.
Theodora
Royal Opera House
Opera
Don Giovanni (Juan) retells Mozart's classical masterpiece as a story of the modern man's escape from himself and his demons.
Don Giovanni (Juan)
Opera
Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.
Tosca
Opera
Die Walküre - The Valkyrie - is the second opera in Wagner’s four-part epic, the Ring Cycle.
Die Walküre
Opera
The final part of the tetralogy sees yet another broadening of the horizon.
Götterdämmerung
Opera
Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold - an epic of gods and monsters - brought to the 21st century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Das Rheingold
Opera
Siegfried presents an encounter not only between man and woman but between two principles
Siegfried
Opera
Götterdämmerung presents the final and apocalyptic duel between the queens Brünnhilde and Kriemhild as narrated in the epic “Song of the Nibelung."
Götterdämmerung - Teatro Real
Opera
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.
Siegfried - Teatro Real
Opera
OperaGlass Works films their production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, conducted by John Wilson.
The Turn of the Screw
Opera
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.
Die Walküre - Teatro Real
Opera
Lee Reynolds conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in an innovative new production of Ravel’s opera, L’enfant et les sortilèges.
L’enfant et les sortilèges
Opera
Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.
La Traviata
Royal Opera House
Opera
When the European youth chooses War above Love, Cupid decides to seek out new followers on other continents.
Les Indes Galantes
Opera
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.
Madama Butterfly
Opera
The world premiere recording of Brett Dean's new opera based on Shakespeare's best-known tragedy.
Hamlet
Glyndebourne
Opera
The ‘sheer visual sophistication’ of Annabel Arden’s Barbiere serves ‘a triumphant celebration of Rossini’s musical genius
The Barber of Seville
Glyndebourne
Opera
A modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen based on Annie Proulx’s short story.
Brokeback Mountain
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real – Madrid
Opera
Glyndebourne’s wartime history as a home for evacuee children is the ingenious context for a new production of this unclassifiable tale.
Ariadne auf Naxos
Glyndebourne
Opera
Deborah Warner’s beautiful and evocative production of Britten’s final operatic masterpiece.
Death in Venice
Opera
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
The Marriage of Figaro
Glyndebourne
Opera
The stout Sir John Falstaff has financial problems, which he attempts to solve by having affairs with two very wealthy, very married women.
Falstaff
Opera
Peter Konwitschny achieved a resounding success and Marlis Petersen a sensational debut in the title role with this new production of La Traviata
La Traviata
Opera
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
Siegfried
Opera
This production from the historic Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova stars power couple Daniela Dessì and Fabio Armiliato, as lovers Tosca and Cavaradossi.
Tosca
Opera
Ketevan Kemoklidze leads as Rosina while the orchestra plays under the magical baton of the young principal guest conductor Andrea Battistoni.
The Barber of Seville
Opera
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.
The Valkyries
Staatskapelle Weimar
Opera
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 Twilight of the Gods
Staatskapelle Weimar
Opera
Das Rhinegold is a theatrical journey that takes us back to our childhood, where fantasy becomes palpable reality.
Rheingold
Staatskapelle Weimar
Opera
The legendary Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi’s most spectacular and over-the-top opera.
Aida
Opera
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
Madama Butterfly
Opera