William Christie conducts Les Arts Florissants in this production of Monteverdi\'s opera, recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid in April 2009. Performers include Kobie van Rensburg, Christine Rice and Cyril Auvity.

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in this performance of Bruckner\'s Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie in June 2010.

Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhausorchester and violinist Baiba Skride in this performance of Alban Berg\'s \'Violin Concerto\' and Felix Mendelssohn\'s \'Scottish Symphony\', recorded live at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig in 2018.

Mikko Franck leads the orchestra and chorus of the Finnish National Opera in Kasper Holten\'s production of Korngold\'s opera, recorded live in Helsinki in 2010. The soloists include German tenor Klaus Florian Vogt as Paul, and Camilla Nylund as Marietta.

Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Chorus of the Dutch National Opera in this production of Mozart\'s work, directed by Simon McBurney. The cast includes Maximilian Schmitt, Christina Landshamer, Thomas Oliemans and Nina Lejderman.

Nicola Luisotti conducts the Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus in a live performance of Mozart\'s work. Starring Mariusz Kwiecien as the eponymous philanderer, the cast also includes Alex Esposito, Malin Bystrm, Vronique Gens and Antonio Poli.

Iqbal Khan directs this live stage performance of Shakespeare\'s epic tragedy recorded at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The play centres on the midlife love affair between the Roman general Marc Antony Antony Byrne and the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra Josette Simon which had destructive consequences for the ancient world. The cast also includes Dharmesh Patel, Patrick Drury, Marcello

Live performance of Shakespeare\'s tragedy recorded at the reconstructed Globe Theatre in 2014. The story follows the love affair between Roman General Marc Antony Clive Wood and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra Eve Best which had destructive consequences.

Polly Findlay directs this live performance of Shakespeare\'s comedy drama by the Royal Shakespeare Company, recorded in May 2015 at their theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. The cast includes Makram Khoury as Shylock, Nadia Albina as Nerissa, Scarlett Brookes as Jessica and Patsy Ferran as Portia.

Claudio Abbado conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus in this 1975 performance of Verdi\'s romantic opera. King Gustavus III Plcido Domingo is in love with his secretary\'s wife Amelia Katia Ricciarelli. He visits a fortune teller who informs him that he is to be assassinated by the next person to shake his hand this turns out to be Amelia\'s husband Renato Piero Cappuccilli. Gustavus

Giacomo Puccini\'s opera in three acts, set in Rome at the beginning of the 19th century, performed at the 20034 Teatro Real season. In Rome, 1800, former consul Cesare Angelotti seeks refuge with the painter Cavaradossi in the Attavanti chapel. Cavaradossi\'s lover Tosca Daniela Dess, however, believes that he has another woman, and betrays him and Angelotti to Baron Scarpia, the chief of police.

Massimo Zanetti is the conductor for this live performance of Verdi\'s tragic opera, recorded at Teatro Regio di Parma in 2008. An all-star cast includes Francesco Demuro, Leo Nucci, Nino Machaidze and Marco Spotti.

Mariss Jansons conducts this live production of Tchaikovsky\'s Russian opera, performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Documentary tracing the creation of Russian composer Sofia Gubaidolina\'s 2nd violin concerto, from its inception to its first performance, 15 years later. The film focuses on the creative processes and stresses involved in finally bringing the piece to its first public performance in 2007, with Anne-Sophie Mutter performing alongside Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic.

A double-bill of operas filmed by Franco Zeffirelli. \'Cavalleria Rusticana\' features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plcido Domingo, and Renato Bruson, while \'Pagliacci\' again features Plcido Domingo, along with Teresa Stratas and Juan Pons. Georges Prtre conducts the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala.

Live performance by English singer-songwriter Sting recorded at the Olympia in Paris in April 2017. The show features tracks including \'Englishman in New York\', \'Fields of Gold\' and \'Every Breath You Take\'.

Double bill of documentaries about rock legend John Lennon. \'Imagine\' 1988 pieces together the life and musical career of Lennon from his tough childhood in Liverpool to his post-Beatles solo success. Exclusive interviews, archive news footage and performance clips flesh out the story. \'Gimme Some Truth\' 2000 goes behind-the-scenes of the 1971 \'Imagine\' album. Lennon and wife Yoko Ono are shown

Live performance by American blues and rock band ZZ Top. Filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2013, the group play a selection of their greatest hits including \'Legs\', \'La Grange\' and \'Tush\'.

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Live performance by Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald. Filmed at the BBC Radio Theatre in 2013, Caro performs a range of material from throughout her career so far including \'You Don\'t Love Me\', \'The Other Woman\' and \'A Night Like This\'.