The Streaming Archive

Ariadne Auf Naxos

Cond. Franz Welser-Moest

Music: Richard Strauss Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Production: Barrie Kosky Featuring performances: Kate Lindsey, Michael Nagy, Andrea Eckert, Daniel Behle, Jörg Schneider, Serena Sáenz, Matthäus Schmidlechner, Maria Nazarova, Simonas Strazdas

La Damnation de Faust

Cond. Bertrand de Billy · Dir. Tabatha McFadyen

Music: Hector Berlioz Conductor: Bertrand de Billy Production: Lydia Steier Featuring performances: Eve-Maud Hubeaux, John Osborn, Christian Van Horn, Simonas Strazdas

The Departure (2026)

Julia is at her dressing table - but everything seems strange to her. Outside, she sees her husband Mark shaking hands with her friends. When he comes in and cannot see her, she realises the funeral is hers, and remembers the car crash in which she died. As she recalls their first meeting, Mark reminisces about their life together. But Julia cannot stay, and as Mark desperately tries to keep her, she departs.

Handel's Messiah

With the Messiah, George Frideric Handel created a monumental interpretation of the Christian story of salvation. The magnificent choruses and orchestral passages of the oratorio are performed by the Insula Orchestra and the Accentus Choir, conducted by Laurence Equilbey.

Tristan und Isolde

Cond. Giampaolo Bisanti · Dir. Jean-Claude Berutti

Making Arrangements (2026)

A letter arrives for Hewson from his estranged wife, Margery, who is in Switzerland with her lover, Leslie. She asks Hewson to arrange the divorce and provides a list of the dresses she wishes him to send her. Hewson starts to gather the garments together, but he when he starts to descend into a jealous frenzy, he accidentally tears their favourite dress. Losing control, Hewson rips the dress into shreds.

Agrippina

George Frideric Handel’s opera Agrippina, which premiered in Venice in 1709, combines political intrigue with romantic drama. Empress Agrippina wishes to place her son Nero on the throne, but the ambitious Poppea stands in her way. In this production, staged for the first time in Brno, the Czech Republic, the Collegium 1704 orchestra performs under the baton of Václav Luks.

The Magic Flute

For years, The Magic Flute has been one of the most frequently performed operas at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. After an eight-year absence, Mozart’s work is now back in a production by Clément Cogitore. The French artist interprets the plot as a modern coming-of-age story: Tamino and Pamina leave the world of childhood behind and enter a reality in which beauty is fragile and truth uncertain.

Fidelio Urfassung (leonore)

Suspecting her missing husband is being held as a political prisoner, a noblewoman disguises herself as a male prison guard. She discovers him weakened in the darkest dungeon, but will she be able to rescue him before it is too late?