Live recording of the Royal Opera House's 1993 Winter Gala Concert in London's Covent Garden. Placido Domingo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Kiri Te Kanawa, Darcey Bussell & Irek Mukhamedov are among the international stars uniting to celebrate the music of Tchaikovsky, with particular emphasis on opera, concert & ballet favourites such as the 1812 Overture & the Nutcracker. ...

Three operas from the Arena di Verona Festival conducted by Daniel Oren & Nello Santi. Franco Zeffirelli directs Puccini's Madame Butterfly; Hugo de Ana directs Tosca; while Verdi's Aida is directed by Gianfranco de Bosio. Artists featured include Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcelo Alvarez, & Ruggero Raimondi. ...

Offering insights into understanding what makes opera sound & look the way it does, this guide features simple information on the evolution of opera from the Baroque to the Romantic & all the way to the 20th century. The greatest composers & most beloved operas are covered in detail. ...

Musical & visual extravaganza inspired by a story from the Indian & South East-Asian literary classic, The Ramayana. Setio (Martinus Miroto) & his wife, Siti (Artika Sari Devi), own a pottery business in a small village run by Ludiro (Eko Supriyanto), a powerful & ruthless businessman. Ludiro is in love with Siti & seizes his chance when the couple's business collapses. After he abducts & tries to seduce Siti, the two men fight &, inevitably, jealousy spills over into violence & tragedy. ...