Brian Large

This first-rate 1982 production of Verdi’s Falstaff marked the great 20th century Italian maestro Carlo Maria Giulini’s return to opera ...

The opera’s dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and ...

Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves – the doll-like ...

Set during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), King of Babylon, the opera tells the tale of Nabucco’s fictitious daughters, Abigaille ...

James Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings fresh insights to this beloved score. Ileana ...

Live from the Metropolitan Opera, 14 February 1980. This version takes place in Boston rather than Sweden.