Erich Leinsdorf, the American conductor from Vienna, begann his career as Bruno Walter's and Arturo Toscanini's assistant at the Salzburg Festival, débuting with tremendous success at the New York's renowned Metropolitan Opera House at the tender age…

The Czech composer based his libretto on the play "Le Voyage de Thésée" by his friend and trusted source of inspiration, Georges Neveux. Martinu is said to have written the opera for Maria Callas. In this production, the role is sung by the…

Filmed in Salzburg and Paris

Sylvia McNair, Bernard Haitink: "Le Nozze die Figaro": Countess's Cavatina "Porgi amor", Susanna's recital and rondo "Giunse alfin il momento..." Cheryl Studer, Bruno Canino, Claudio Abbado: "Don Giovanni": Donna Anna's recital and aria, "Crudele…

Filmed in Vienna

Petula Clark in a special concert celebrating the New Year at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

After the premiere of Dvorak's 8 Symphony in Prague, this piece received such high praise in England that it was named the "English Symphony". For his graduation thesis in 1892, Dvorak chose to conduct the symphony instead of the usual lecture.

Little Red Riding Hood begins, like all fairy tales, with: "Once upon a time..." For children of all ages the composer Georges Aperghis imagined a tale in music and movement: he chose the very first version written by Charles Perrault almost 300…