Filmed live from The London Coliseum, enjoy this superb collection of performances from the English National Opera. All titles are sung in English. Each opera contains two DVD’s in a single DVD case.

 

 

Monty Python legend Terry Gilliam unleashes his inexhaustible imagination on Berlizo’s dazzling opera Benvenuto Cellini. A stellar cast has been assembled, led by tenor Michael Spyres in the title role, with the stunning soprano Corinne Winters as Cellini’s lover, Teresa. With its stunning visual and musical set pieces, Berlioz’s first completed opera is based on the autobiography of the infamous and celebrated 16th-century goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Sung in English. 2hr 35min

Calixto Bieito's acclaimed production features sensational mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte alongside the internationally acclaimed tenor Eric Cutler as Jose. A passionate tale of lust, seduction and betrayal, no other opera boasts as popular following as Bizet’s Carmen. Set during the dying days of Franco’s Spain, Calixto Bieito’s acclaimed production is a ‘must-see’ opera. Sung in English. 2hr 45min

Peter Konwitschny directs this modern-day Verdi, starring Elizabeth Zharoff in the role of Violetta, Ben Johnson as Alfredo and Anthony Michael-Moore as Germont. With a fresh take on this classic tale, this celebrated production cuts to the very heart of the opera’s themes of love and death. Sung in English. 2hr

With a superb cast including Andrew Shore as Dr Bartolo, Kathryn Rudge as Rosina and Morgan Pearse as the barber Figaro, Rossini’s comic masterpiece fizzes with a feast of frivolous fun. The talented Christopher Allen conducts Rossini’s score. Sung in English. 2hr 30min

This has become, for many, the definitive production of this much-loved Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera. Full of high-kicking chorus lines, satirical touches and a wonderfully elegant score it tells the tale of Nanki-Poo and his love for Yum Yum. There’s just one snag, she’s betrothed to Ko-Ko, the new Lord High Executioner. And he needs someone to execute otherwise it’s his own head on the block. Perhaps Ko-Ko and Nanki-Poo can come to some arrangement, without anyone losing their head. Sung in English. 2hr 35min

Renowned film maker, director and Gilbert & Sullivan aficionado Mike Leigh directs this production of the sparkling comic masterpiece The Pirates of Penzance. Featuring sentimental pirates, blundering policemen, and improbable paradoxes, the Pirates of Penzance tells the story of the pirate apprentice Frederic and his love for Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley. Sung in English. 2hr