Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’

Sebastian Weigle conducts this 2017 performance starring Adrianne Pieczonka (Leonore), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (Marzelline), and Klaus Florian Vogt (Florestan).

Prokofiev’s ‘War and Peace’

Anna Netrebko (Natasha), Gegam Grigorian (Bezukhov), and Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Andrei) star in this 2002 performance of Prokofiev’s adaptation of Tolstoy’s enduring masterwork. Valery Gergiev conducts.

Rossini’s ‘Il turco in Italia’

This performance of Rossini’s comedic opera buffa stars Alex Esposito (Selim) and Rosa Feola (Donna Fiorilla). Diego Fasolis conducts.

‘Cavalleria rusticana’ & ‘Pagliacci’

Henrik Nánási conducts this verismo double bill.

Puccini’s ‘Tosca’

Hear Puccini’s indelible masterwork recorded live from the famed La Scala in Milan. Anna Netrebko stars in the title role, with Riccardo Chailly conducting.

‘Trial by Jury’ & ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’

A double bill of courtroom operatic comedies is on the docket as Opera Delaware presents two works separated by 140 years.

Bellini’s ‘Norma’

Marina Rebeka stars in the title role in this performance conducted by Matteo Beltrami.

Handel’s ‘Agrippina’

Joyce DiDonato stars as the title character. Maxim Emelyanychev conducts.

Massenet’s ‘Werther’

Juan Diego Flórez stars as the title character opposite Isabel Leonard (Charlotte). Edward Gardner conducts.

Donizetti’s ‘Don Pasquale’

Sir Bryn Terfel stars in the title role in this performance of Donizetti’s classic comic opera. Evelino Pidò conducts.

Britten’s ‘Death in Venice’

Tenor Mark Padmore sings 7 roles in this performance of Britten’s Death in Venice. Richard Farnes conducts.

Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’

Bass-baritone Erwin Schrott stars in the title role in this performance of Mozart’s timeless opera. Hartmut Haenchen conducts.

Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’

Corey Bix stars as the title character in this performance of Wagner’s Lohengrin. Michelle Johnson (Elsa of Brabant), Claudia Chapa (Ortud), and Sean Anderson (Friederich) co-star. Anthony Barrese conducts.

Hector Armienta’s ‘Bless Me, Ultima’

Héctor Armienta’s Bless Me, Ultima, based on Rudolfo Anaya’s landmark Chicano novel, stars Daisy Beltran as Tony and Kirstin Chavez as Ultima. Guillermo Figueroa conducts.

Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’

Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen plays his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him.

Monteverdi’s ‘L’Orfeo’

Regarded as one of the first operas, the late-renaissance L’Orfeo tells the story of Orpheus as he goes down to the underworld in search of his beloved Eurydice. In this performance, Danish conductor and baroque expert Lars Ulrik Mortensen teams up with Concerto Copenhagen to guarantee a sparklingly vivid and close-up interpretation of Monteverdi’s unique and immortal music.

Verdi’s ‘Aida’

Maestro Riccardo Muti, widely considered to be today’s preeminent interpreter of Verdi’s music, leads this performance of Aida.

Puccini’s ‘La bohème’

James Conlon conducts this performance, featuring Marina Costa-Jackson (Mimi), Saimir Pirgu (Rodolfo), Erica Petrocelli (Musetta), and Kihun Yoon (Marcello)

Mozart’s ‘The Clemency of Titus’

With Die ZauberflöteThe Clemency of Titus (La clemenza di Tito) was one of the last two operas Mozart completed — it premiered less than two months before the composer’s untimely death at age 35. This performance of Mozart’s final opera seria features tenor Russell Thomas in the title role.

Bizet’s ‘Carmen’

Hear Bizet’s most popular opera starring Ana María Martínez in the title role. The cast also includes Brandon Jovanovich (Don José); Amanda Woodbury (Micaela); Alexander Vinogradov (Escamillo); among other soloists. The performance features the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.

Bellini’s ‘I puritani’

Albina Shagimuratova (Elvira) and Lawrence Brownlee (Arturo) star in this performance conducted by Lyric music director designate Enrique Mazzola. READ MORE: Hope and Strength: Celebrating Black Artistry with Lawrence Brownlee & Lyric

Gluck’s ‘Orphée et Eurydice’

Dmitry Korchak and Andriana Chuchman are the titular lovers in this performance. Harry Bicket conducts.

Gounod’s ‘Faust’

Benjamin Bernheim stars in the title role, with Ailyn Pérez (Marguerite), Christian Van Horn (Méphistophélès), and Edward Parks (Valentin) in this performance conducted by Emmanuel Villaume.

Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’

Brandon Jovanovich (Siegmund), Elisabet Strid (Sieglinde), Ain Anger (Hunding), Eric Owens (Wotan), and Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde) in this performance of the second entry in the Ring cycle. Sir Andrew Davis conducts.

Bizet’s ‘The Pearl Fishers’

Marina Rebeka (Leïla), Mariusz Kwiecień (Zurga), and Matthew Polenzani (Nadir) star in this performance conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.