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  • Semele (Handel), 2023
    Movie + 3 extras

    Semele (Handel), 2023

    Movie + 3 extras

    Award-winning director Adele Thomas makes her Glyndebourne debut with the Festival’s first-ever staging of Semele. Period specialist Václav Luks conducts an exciting young cast.

    Photo: Richard Hubert Smith

  • L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti), 2009

    Movie + 1 extra

    Donizetti’s sun-drenched, small-town comedy makes a joyful return in Annabel Arden’s production.

    The cast includes Ekaterina Siurina (Adina) and Peter Auty (Nemorino) with conductor Maurizio Benini and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Extra content - L'elisir d'amore: explore with Alexandra
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  • Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), 2016

    Movie + 1 extra

    Annabel Arden’s lively production is suffused with Spanish colour and warmth, with just a hint of the surreal.

    The cast includes Björn Bürger (Figaro), Danielle de Niese (Rosina), Taylor Stayton (Count Almaviva) and Alessandro Corbelli (Dr Bartolo) with Enrique Mazzola and the London Philharmoni...

  • Cendrillon (Massenet), 2019

    Movie

    Massenet’s enchanting retelling of the familiar Cinderella story, originally directed by Fiona Shaw.

    The cast includes Danielle de Niese (Cendrillon), Kate Lindsey (Prince Charming), Nina Minasyan (The Fairy Godmother) and Agnes Zwierko (Madame De La Haltière) with conductor John Wilson and the ...

  • Rusalka (Dvořák), 2019

    Movie + 1 extra

    Inspired by The Little Mermaid, Rusalka offers a poignant reimagining of the classic fairy tale.

    The cast includes Sally Matthews (Rusalka), Evan LeRoy Johnson (Prince) and Patricia Bardon (Ježibaba) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Extra content - Rusalka: e...

  • Don Pasquale (Donizetti), 2013

    Movie + 1 extra

    Don Pasquale is the Opera of the Month for May 2023.

    There’s no fool like an old fool in Mariame Clément’s much-loved production of Donizetti’s comedy, Don Pasquale.

    The cast includes Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale) and Danielle de Niese (Norina) with conductor Enrique Mazzola and the London...

  • The Rape of Lucretia (Britten), 2015

    Movie

    Fiona Shaw takes on Britten's emotionally heart-wrenching and lyrically beautiful opera.

    The cast includes Christine Rice (Lucretia), Duncan Rock (Tarquinius), Matthew Rose (Collatinus) and Louise Alder (Lucia) with conductor Leo Hussain and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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  • Poliuto (Donizetti), 2015

    Movie

    Mariame Clément directs Donizetti’s grand opera.

    The cast includes Ana María Martínez (Paolina), Michael Fabiano (Poliuto) and Igor Golovatenko (Severo) with conductor Enrique Mazzola and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Subscribers can watch Donizetti's Poliuto online now.

    Photo: Tristram K...

  • The Wreckers (Ethel Smyth), 2022

    Movie + 4 extras

    Melly Still’s brand new production of Ethel Smyth’s powerful, psychological drama.

    The cast includes Karis Tucker (Thurza), Rodrigo Porras Garulo (Marc), Lauren Fagan (Avis) and Philip Horst (Pasko) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Extra content - The Wrecker...