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- Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and his deformed slave Caliban. When Prospero raises a storm to wreck this perfidious brother and his confederates on the island, his long contemplated revenge at last seems within reach.
- Shipwrecked twins are lost among love-sick aristocrats, unruly servants, mischievous pleasure seekers, clowns, and a puritan. With music as the bittersweet "food of love," all converge and conspire in this comic journey.
- On June 9, 1804, Ludwig van Beethoven and his pupil Ries assemble a group of musicians to give the first performance of his Third Symphony, 'Bonaparte', to his patron Prince Lobkowitz and his guests, including hypercritical Count Dietrichstein, in Vienna. The piece provokes political arguments among players and audience as to whether Bonaparte is a tyrant, or, as Beethoven believes, a liberator. The composer is also rejected by his former love, the recently widowed Josephine von Deym, though the visiting elder statesman of composers Haydn pays him a strange compliment. Leaving the gathering, Beethoven confesses to Ries that he is losing his hearing and later he reads that Bonaparte has declared himself the French emperor. As a result he will lose all respect for Napoleon and will change the symphony's title to 'Eroica'.
- In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin.
- Antonio and his friend Bassanio borrow money from Shylock, a rich Jew, so that Bassanio may marry. When the payment is due, Bassanio can't pay and Shylock demands a pound of his flesh.
- The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the German story Faust.
- One of the most iconic operas of all time; "The Magic Flute" (Die Zauberflöte) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is about a Prince, Tamino, conquering all odds to be wise and to rescue the daughter, Pamina, of the Queen of the Night. This is one of the best known productions of this opera, in Covent Garden- London 2003. Conducted by Sir Colin Davis, performers include Simon Keenlyside as Papageno, Dorothea Röschmann as Pamina, Will Hartmann as Tamino and the legendary Diana Damrau as the Queen of the Night (Königin Der Nacht).
- Imagining that Mistress Ford and Mistress Page have each fallen for him, the fat knight Sir John Falstaff decides to seduce them both, as much for their husbands' money as for their personal charms. Wise to the old rogue's tricks, the women turn the tables on him with a series of humiliating assignations and a very damp, extremely smelly laundry basket.
- The swaggering Petruchio agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
- Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
- The first act takes place about a month before the bomb is to be tested, and the second act is set in the early morning of July 16, 1945. During the second act, time frequently slows down for the characters and then snaps back into reality.
- Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers return from the trenches. The world-weary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall madly, deeply in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own altogether more combative courtship. Set amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party, where youthful passions run riot, lovers are deceived and happiness is threatened - before peace ultimately wins out.
- Shakespeare's masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of Henry's campaign to recapture the English possessions in France. But the ambitions of this charismatic king are challenged by a host of vivid characters caught up in the real horrors of war.
- A narration of the life of the great 19th Century English author George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, using footage from films of her novels as well as original footage with a cast including Harriet Walter as Eliot.
- A docudrama biopic of the 19th-century author Charles Dickens
- A drama telling the story of the life of the writer of Frankenstein. Telling of her influences, her writing and her personal life.
- An opera based on the story of Asterios, half-human half-bull half-brother of Ariadne, and the quest of Theseus to kill him and end the blood debt between Athens and Crete.
- Alfredo Germont has met his femme fatale in the body of the rich and famous courtesan Violetta. When he is invited to one of her parties he does not waste a second letting her know he loves her. Violetta initally sends him away, but is touched after all. After the party she dreams of a better life together with Alfredo. She decides to leave her past behind and to move to the French countryside together with her admirer. They are happy together, but Alfredo's father begs Violetta to break up this 'sinful' relationship because it is an obstacle to the marriage of Alfredo's sister. She eventually submits and writes a farewell letter. Alfredo is heartbroken and furious at this rejection. He returns to Paris and starts a fight with his former lover. Only when his father informs him about Violetta's sacrifice does he see how complex the story really is. He rushes over to Violetta to ask for her forgiveness, but it is too late: Violetta is incurably ill and dying.
- The Countess and three servants conspire to embarrass the Count during an attempted infidelity. Complications ensue for the upcoming nuptials.
- Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl; with friendship forgotten, the rivals' affections quickly get out of hand.
- Four young men swear off love in order to focus on their studies, only to have their plans go awry when four lovely ladies enter their lives.
- Stage director Emilio Sagi's production of the legendary Barber of Seville is enriched by a bright distribution. Maria Bayo returns to one of her signature role as Rosina, opposite Juan Diego Florez, the Rossini expert tenor. The title role is embodied by the Italian baritone Pietro Spagnoli, while Ruggero Raimondi and Bruno Pratico reconcile the audience with Don Basilio and Don Bartolo.
- An opera based on the life of celebrity and actress Anna Nicole Smith.
- The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.
- Recorded live from the Royal Opera House, 2016
- David McVicar's powerful 2008 production of Oscar Wilde's bible-based drama takes the controversially disturbing film Salo as its visual reference, setting it in a debauched palace in Nazi Germany. Strauss's ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role. WARNING: Contains nudity and scenes of violence.
- One-third documentary and two-thirds filmed theatre, this fascinating experiment revolves around a staging of Mozart's first popular success, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem).
- A disfigured court jester named Rigoletto seeks vengeance for his daughter who fell in love with the Duke of Mantua, and for his own humiliation, with tragic results.
- Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
- Royal Ballet Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon magically captured the twists and turns of Lewis Carroll's classic story in his 2011 ballet.There is a live cinema broadcast of the performance on Monday 23 October 2017.
- An opera in two acts retelling the classic Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Euridice, first produced in Paris in 1774
- Christopher Wheeldon recreates the enchanting story of Cinderella, based on the original tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and set to the Prokofiev score. This production was awarded the prestigious Benois de la Danse for choreography in 2013.
- This is one of The Royal Ballet's most loved and admired productions, faithful to the spirit of the 1841 original yet always fresh at each revival.
- The historic tale of Lucretia has inspired works by artists throughout the ages. According to historians, Lucretia was raped by Tarquinius Sextus, son of the Etruscan King of Rome. Her consequent suicide spurred the revolution that toppled the monarchy and brought about the Roman Republic. In Ronald Duncan's libretto, the action is introduced and commented upon throughout by two contemporary observers, a Male and Female Chorus, lending the story an urgent, contemporary air.