World of Opera

Juan Diego Flórez Stars in 'Romeo and Juliet' from Vienna

Marco Armiliato conducts Gounod's 'Romeo and Juliet' from the Vienna State Opera with Juan Diego Flórez and Marina Rebeka as Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers. May 19, 2016

Wagner's 'Das Liebesverbot' from Madrid

Ivor Bolton conducts Wagner's early opera, 'Das Liebesverbot,' from Madrid's Teatro Real. May 12, 2016

Daniele Rustioni Conducts Verdi's 'Stiffelio' from Venice

Verdi's once-neglected opera, a controversial tale of a pastor and his unfaithful wife, is broadcast from Venice's La Fenice. May 5, 2016

Sweden's Göteborg Opera Presents 'Madama Butterfly'

This week, Operavore presents Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly,' conducted by Manlio Benzi at the Göteborg Opera in western Sweden. Apr 28, 2016

Janáček's 'Cunning Little Vixen' from Turin

Lisa Simeone hosts Janáček's fairy-tale opera about a wily fox from the Teatro Regio in Turin. Apr 21, 2016

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Takes on the Title Role in ROH's 'Eugene Onegin'

Covent Garden presents Tchaikovsky's opera based on the Pushkin novel, starring Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Michael Fabiano and Ferruccio Furlanetto. Apr 14, 2016

La Scala Opening Night Features Verdi's 'Joan of Arc'

Soprano Anna Netrebko leads a strong cast in Verdi's 'Joan of Arc,' recorded live on opening night of La Scala's 2015-16 season. Riccardo Chailly conducts the production. Apr 7, 2016

Britten's 'Peter Grimes' from Vienna

Joseph Kaiser portrays the troubled title character in Benjamin Britten's haunting masterpiece, 'Peter Grimes,' presented at Vienna's Theater an der Wien. Mar 31, 2016

Mozart's 'Idomeneo' from La Fenice

Conductor Jeffery Tate leads this performance of Mozart's 'Idomeneo' — an opera whose mythological subject belies its trendsetting form — from Venice's La Fenice. Mar 24, 2016

'La Traviata' from Teatro di San Carlo, Naples

Lisa Simeone hosts this presentation of Verdi's beloved 'La Traviata' from an 18th-century Italian opera house in Naples. Mar 17, 2016

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