1939-06-09 (86 years old)
Galati, Romania
Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his...
A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterp...
1982 revival of 1974 John Copley production....
The Glyndebourne Opera's 1981 production of the Benjamin Britten opera, based on Shakespeare's play....
Opera royalty Luciano Pavarotti brings dignity and power to the title role in this 1982 production. ...
Austrian classical conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was as eccentric and reclusive as he was bri...
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we ha...
James Levine leads a remarkable cast in one of Verdi’s most enduringly popular operas and brings fre...
Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”...
In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performanc...
Live performance of Mozart's opera buffa "Le nozze di Figaro" from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera i...
A 1985 performance of Luchino Visconti's 1958 staging for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Bern...
