Director: Barbara Willis Sweete, Richard Jones

Starring: Philip Langridge, Alice Coote, Christine Schafer

Most fairy tales, though charming on the outside, have darker underpinnings. Alice Coote and Christine Schafer play the siblings lost in a shadowy wor... Read more

8.5/10

Director: John Cox

Starring: Christine Douglas, Anthony Warlow, Heather Begg, Dennis Olsen

All the ladies are in love with poetry - and poets - except Patience. This classic performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera is set in two act... Read more

Starring: Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge

Recorded in 1971 at the Sydney Opera House, this performance of Delibes' opera has been restored and re-released, and it captures soprano Joan Sutherl... Read more

7.4/10

Director: Francisco Negrin

Starring: Elizabeth Campbell, Graham Pushee, Yvonne Kenny, Rosemary Gunn

Richard Hickox conducts this tale of power and passion, revealing the fresh, seductive sounds of the baroque era and Handel's masterful use of light a... Read more

7.1/10

Starring: Steven Heathcote, Justine Summers

In 18th century Paris, Manon, a captivating young woman, falls passionately in love with a penniless student, des Grieux. Manipulated by her avariciou... Read more

7.6/10

Starring: Michael Flatley

He danced his way to international acclaim as a member of the "Riverdance" troupe, and this special retrospective program salutes Michael Flatley with... Read more

7.9/10

Director: Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch

Starring: Sir Simon Rattle

An extraordinary documentary following Sir Simon Rattle as he takes the reins of the Berlin Philharmonic and embarks on a very special project. He's o... Read more

7.2/10

Director: Aubrey Powell

Starring: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Carol Clevelan...

In 1979, "Monty Python's Life of Brian" turned the Biblical epic on its head. Now, the makers of "Spamalot" (the hit stage musical based on "Monty Pyt... Read more

8.4/10

Director: Rebecca Tansley

Starring: Flavio Villani

An uplifting musical journey that provides an intimate insight into the process of becoming a classical musician. Crossing Rachmaninoff follows aspiri... Read more

8.1/10

Director: Derek Bailey, Peter Hall

Starring: Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel

Richard Strauss' erotic, one-act adaptation of Oscar Wilde's poetic play is filled with decadence, lavish sets and stirring singing. Maria Ewing turns... Read more