Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents the world-premiere recording of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s opera The Shining (2016). Based on the novel by Stephen King, this opera “elevates the tale from horror story to a human drama” (Wall Street Journal) thanks to Moravec’s atmospheric, electrifying score and Campbell’s deft libretto.

To celebrate the 225th anniversary of Gaetano Donizetti’s birth, Opera Rara has restored L’esule di Roma (1828), an opera which is considered a milestone in the composer’s illustrious career.

Daisy Goodwin's novel Diva is a beautiful homage to Maria Callas and inspired by her tumultuous life, centered around her passionate romance with Onassis. T

Victor Hugo’s 1830 stage drama Hernani won overwhelming admiration, and over a decade later Verdi’s attention was drawn to it as an operatic vehicle that would give him opportunities for full dramatic unity. Its subject is the nobleman-turned-brigand Ernani who loves Elvira, herself the object of two other men’s desires. Ernani’s success was immediate and it became Verdi’s most popular opera until he composed Il trovatore. This production won critical acclaim, as did conductor James Conlon for his ‘superb support of the singers and the flexible elasticity he brought to his tempi’

A recording of Bellini's Norma is essential for every Callas collection.

Hermes Opernlexikon: "Callas as a fascinatingly disciplined ensemble member;Stabile in a post-war recording as a reminder of his great past;Rossi-Lemeni's demonstration of a quasi-graceful wit - all that makes these discs very precious."

"Salut aux opérettes de M. Jacques Offenbach!" This is how effusively the great Parisian music journal Le Menestrel greeted the newly opened Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens under the direction of the composer Jacques Offenbach in 1855: "Here is the showcase of Mr. Jacques Offenbach's products."

Following our historical live opera collection here we present Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) with Pedro Lavirgen and Fiorenza Cossotto.

Prepare to be enchanted by André Rieu’s new album, “Jewels of Romance”, a wonderful collection of musical treasures. Scheduled for release on November 17th 2023, this album is set to captivate audiences worldwide with its magnificent melodies and timeless romanticism. The album includes 16 famous songs such as a new interpretation of the Moody Blue’s “Nights in White Satin”, Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” and Cat Steven’s “Morning has broken”, as well as Bryan Adams’ “Everything I Do” and Billy Joel’s “Lullabye”. It also sets the mood for romantic evenings with tunes such as “The Rose” by McBroom, “Nocturne” by Løvland and Skavlan, “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from the opera Orfeo ed Euridice and the “Aquarium” from Camille Saint-Saëns The Carnival of The Animals.

The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and conductor Carlo Montanaro present a powerful interpretation of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, together with a cast of soloists including Melody Moore (Tosca), Ștefan Pop (Cavaradossi) and Lester Lynch (Scarpia). Tosca has been an audience favourite from the onset. Premiered in 1900, it marks the beginning of twentieth- century opera, in which sex, violence and the uncanny abysses of the human psyche would be explored, inspiring composers to expand the musical means of expression in all thinkable ways.

"We go to II barbiere for refreshment. Here the choice of conductor was as happy as it was unexpected. The veteran Serafin and man-of-the-moment Giulini were the obvious choices, but already critics and public were complaining about the predictability of cast-lists in this wonderful new age of complete operatic recordings.

Legendary prima donnas often have an epithet - whether la Divina, la Stupenda or la Superba. The Catalan singer Victoria de los Angeles, who celebrated her 100th birthday on November 1, 2023.

This legendary album is finally made available to digital partners, as part of Warner's Otto Klemperer retrospective!

Jean-Baptiste Lully’s unrivalled position at the Sun King’s court gave him freedom to produce numerous grand theatre works. Acis et Galatée is acknowledged as one of his masterpieces with its adroit alternation of effects and situations and its substantial use of dances and choruses.

The fame and legacy of Maria Callas are nearly unsurpassed in the modern history of opera. Her fame has transcended the usual boundaries of classical music, and she has been the inspiration for several movies as well as the successful Broadway play "Master Class." Her extensive catalogue of recordings remains among the most coveted and controversial for both her fans and detractors. Though American by birth, Callas (born Maria Anne Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos) was born of Greek parents, and at age 13 her mother took her back to Greece because of financial difficulties caused by the Great Depression.