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.

This production from the historic Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova stars power couple Daniela Dessì and Fabio Armiliato, as lovers Tosca and Cavaradossi.

Benoît Jacquot’s acclaimed film of Puccini’s opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role with Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi.

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.

A deeply moving production of the traditional double-bill Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana is shown here at Milan's Teatro alla Scala.

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.

From Georges Bizet’s Carmen to Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff, Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Orchestra, Chorus, Academy’s artists and guest performers.

Experience Verdi’s La Traviata, the inspiration behind Moulin Rouge, lovingly staged at London’s Royal Opera House.

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.

The legendary Zubin Mehta conducts Aida, Verdi’s most spectacular and over-the-top 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.

Rinat Shaham is the provocative and free-spirited Carmen, while Dymtro Popov portrays Don José with a perfect mix of naivety and desire.

Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous royal love triangle and a very personal war.

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