Opera Matinee

Always an audience favorite, The Elixir of Love is lighthearted, charming opera buffa, with delightful arias and engaging ensembles pieces in the story of a young man who seeks love with the help of a love potion. A recorded performance of Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain.

Debussy's innovation opera is a mood piece, steeped in sensuality and atmosphere, about a mysterious young woman and her ill-fated love affair with her husband's brother. A recorded performance from La Scala in Milan, conducted by Maxime Pascal.

The Faust legend -- a man, disillusioned by life, makes a bargain with the devil to gain knowledge and power -- is treated in this opera of Charles Gounod, considered to be his masterpiece. A recorded performance from the Bavarian State Opera, conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann.

From Verdi's middle period, this emotional family drama explores a love torn by family and societal obligations based on disparate social classes, as well as malevolent and selfish forces. A recorded performance from Vienna State Opera, starring Nadine Sierra in the title role.

A most Viennese operetta, Die Fledermaus is a cheerful, comic tale, based on French Vaudeville, a fun farce about revenge, suspicion, disguises and two friends who engage in a battle of pranks -- with lots of waltzes. A recorded performance by Vienna State Opera.