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When the Prince and Cenerentola meet, it is love at first sight.

In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians.

Scientifically, his music has a great positive influence in the unborn child's brain.

In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a "fallen woman", which precludes any lasting relationship with a man.

First brought to the stage in 1967 at Milano's La Scala to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Toscanini, Verdi's Requiem is one of the most important compositions in 19th century liturgical music.

Puccini's well-known opera.

Kiri Te Kanawa introduces a selection of some of her personal favorite operatic scenes.

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

A series of three completely unrelated one-act operas, performed as a trio. The first opera is a drama, while the second opera is a religious historical melodrama, and the third opera is a comedy.

Performance of ballet recorded live at Teatro alla Scala, January 2000.