Michael Fokine took the timeless music of Frederic Chopin and created Chopiniana (later renamed "Les Sylphides"), which celebrates the lyrical and poetic qualities of Romantic Ballet Blanc to express... more

This DVD of 7 original dances is set to music from acclaimed composers including Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Saint Saens, Auber, Grieg, and more, choreographed by Norbert Schmucki and Marius Petipa, and... more

Siegfried Kurz conducts this Dresden State Opera production of the Rimsky-Korsakov opera. Lidija Rushizkaja, Rolf Wollard, Barbara Hocne, Stephan Spiewok, Elenore Elstermann, Barbara Gubisch, Ise... more

Nicolai Ghiaurov was an opera singer from Bulgaria who rose to become one of the predominant bass singers of the 20th Century. He performed alongside virtually all of opera's superstars, including... more

Three of Shakespeare's immortal dramas (Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, & Othello) are powerfully interpreted in this trilogy of one-act ballets danced by the Stars of the Kirov Ballet Company. These... more

Dancers Patrick Dupond, Claude de Vulpian, and Noella Pontois highlight this special program that features music by composers Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Meyerbeer, and Valera, and is sure to delight... more

On this DVD, conductor Louis Clark, creator of the international hit series "Hooked on Classics", reinterprets Beatles' hits with a symphony orchestra and chorus, culminating in a historic,... more

This acclaimed film pairs the composer Gioachino Rossini's operatic retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale with the theatrical panache & lush voice of Italian mezzo-soprano opera star Fedora... more

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera masterpiece, the Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail), is vibrantly interpreted in this performance by the Dresden State Opera Company,... more

This combination of the iconic hit songs of Queen, music from the ensemble widely considered the National Orchestra of England, the compositions and arrangements of Louis Clark, and live-action... more

Sophia Loren stars in this film version of the Donizetti opera with the voices of Paolo Silveri, Franca Tamantini, and Gino Sinimberghi with the Rome Opera and La Scala conducted by Nicola Rucci.

Written by Mozart shortly before his death at the age of 35, is often considered to be his finest opera. The opera is what the Germans call a "Singspiel" (a song play), which is a play with a great... more

Placido Domingo, Simon Estes, Barbara Hendricks, Shirley Verrett, Wang Yan Yan. Domingo and his friends perform the most memorable arias of the great Italian composers Puccini and Verdi. The United... more

This spectacular DVD of live performances by the stars of the world-renowned Kirov Ballet Company showcases highlights from the most famous dances of the classic repertory. This exciting evening with... more

The Moiseyev Dance Company, Russia's most traveled troupe, is presented here in a 70 minute program featuring dances from all of the former Soviet regions as well as from Poland, Mexico and Japan.

This feature-length documentary goes behind the scenes at the National Ballet of Canada to witness the seemingly magical process of creating a major ballet production. This film captures the drama... more

Witness 2 stories: The making of an opera and the opera itself. This film follows the day-to-day creative process of staging a grand opera during a 21-day rehearsal period and on to the final... more

Tito Gobbi, Mario del Monaco, Pian Arnaldi are featured in this film version of Verdi's opera.

This drama about the life and loves of Giuseppe Verdi is played against a background of his great operas. More than 20 excerpts from Rigoletto, La Traviata, Otello, Aida, Il Trovatore, Nabucco and... more

This 1954 feature film used stop-animation and hand-sculpted dolls to create a fantasy land of unearthly beauty. Set to Englbert Humperdinck's classic 1892 opera, ung by some of the most acclaimed... more

This skillfully abridges adaptation of Mozart's brilliant comic opera, performed by the Gewandhaus Orchestra, will delight the whole family, with English narration specially written to guide viewers... more

Principal dancer Roland Gawlick is featured with hannelore Bey and the Berlin Comic Opera Ballet.

In a testament to the Bolshoi legacy, this newly discovered film features the grace, beauty, and perfect control of Nina Timofeyeva and Mikhail Lavrosky, son of the renowned choreographer Leonid... more

For more than 25 years, the brilliant Russian ballerina graced the Kirov Ballet with her raw and playful prowess and her much less traditional Russian style. Legendary performances captured here on... more