Smetana's comedy follows a tale of young love triumphing over parental interference and mistaken identities.

Based upon Georg Büchner's 1837 play, Alban Berg's Wozzeck details the harsh existence of the title character, a former soldier in the German army who has to struggle mightily to make a living, even as others around him prosper. This is a portrayal of a man who is tormented and mocked by his superiors until he loses reason.

Richard Strauss' version of the Ariadne-Theseus-Bacchus myth presented as part of a story-within-a-story of 18th century Vienna.

The first segment of the "Ring" cycle, Das Rheingold is concerned with a precious treasure -- the Rhinegold -- which, if made into a ring, would enable the wearer dominion over the world; however, whoever would steal the gold would have to renounce love. This performance of the "Preliminary evening" of Wagner's series of four operas, Der Ring des Nibelungen, focuses on the theft of the ring and the efforts of the gods to recover it.

A look at some of the great tenor's most famous performances, including Che Gelida Manina; Vesti la Giubba; and E Lucevan le Stelle. Also features O Paradise; La Danza; O Sole Mio; Nessun Dorma; and much more.