Music of the Spheres: Philip Glass' 'Kepler'

Music of the spheres.

Prelude to an Epic: Wagner's 'Das Rheingold'

The spectacular introduction to a dark and mysterious world.

Casting a Spell: Dvorak and 'Armida'

A tale of soldiers, sorcery, seduction and sin.

Death at Sundown: Verdi's 'I Vespri Siciliani'

A dramatic showdown

Career Building: Verdi's 'Nabucco,' from La Scala

An inspiration for unity and independence

An Operatic Missing Link: Steffani's 'Niobe'

Politics, comedy and romance tempered by the Gods

Home from the High Seas: Bellini's 'Il Pirata'

A story of romance, rivalry and pirates

Learning History's Lessons: Mussorgsky's 'Khovanshchina'

A look into the past provides an artistic license

Cinematic Connections in Verdi's 'La Traviata'

Choice and regret collide in this tragic love-story.

Anguish Becoming Grace, in Janacek's 'Jenufa'

A powerful expression of the human condition

Bellini's Rare Bird: 'The Capulets and the Montagues'

Bellini's adaption of the classic tale.

Bowing to Fate: Verdi's 'La Forza del Destino'

A relentless drama of politics, passion and revenge.

Ancient Story, Cutting Edge Opera: Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'

Gluck's masterpiece.