Like most of his later operas, Richard Strauss' Arabella ends with a meltingly lovely duet.

The James Levine cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen is humane and emotionally powerful rather than monumental or spiritual; Levine is more interested in finding our ...

Release Date: 2005-03-14, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2004-11-08, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2004-09-13, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2002-09-09, Rating Exempt,

Under the baton of James Levine, ("The Twilight of the Gods") has a narrative drive that reminds us that, of all the individual operas in Wagner's Ring cycle, this is the one most ...

Release Date: 2000-11-20, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2005-08-15, Rating Exempt,

The epic grandeur of Der Rosenkavalier stems not just from its immense length (over three hours) but from the all-too-human complexity of its characters--each of whom is smitten ...

Release Date: 2004-09-13, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2002-09-02, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2007-01-22, Rating Exempt,

Release Date: 2007-01-22, Rating Exempt,

: May 19 2005,