Rare operas (14)

26 treasures to rediscover

When we talk about the opera, there's a fairly short list of indisputed classics like Carmen, The Magic Flute, La Traviata, or Lohengrin, from which many of us can conjure up a famous aria on the spot—and there is also a vast trove of titles that have often been overlooked or forgotten for a variety of reasons: judged as being overly ambitious or of lesser importance, or simply overshadowed by the productions whose names are already etched into the history books. In this playlist we've collected some of the unsung gems from among the hundreds of titles in our catalogue: 26 operas, staged with magnificent sets and costumes! You'll find something for every taste—with libretti in French, German, Italian, and Czech, from Baroque-era Lully and Handel to 20th-century Korngold and Martinů, with works by opera greats like Mozart and Verdi you may not have discovered yet, and by others not widely known for their operatic contributions like Enescu and Lalo… Discover these forgotten treasures now!

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Handel's Theodora
Handel's Theodora

Katie Mitchell (stage director), Harry Bicket (...

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Albert Lortzing's Die Opernprobe
Albert Lortzing's Die Opernprobe

Eric Chevalier (stage director), Antony Hermus ...

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Mozart's Apollo et Hyacinthus
Mozart's Apollo et Hyacinthus

John Dew (stage director), Josef Wallnig (condu...

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Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville's Titon et l'Aurore
Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville's Titon et l'Aurore

Basil Twist (stage director), William Christie ...

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Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys
Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys

Jean-Louis Pichon (stage director), Patrick Dav...

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Rossini's Armida
Rossini's Armida

Mariame Clément (stage director), Alberto Zedda...

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Haydn's Orlando Paladino
Haydn's Orlando Paladino

Nigel Lowery & Amir Hosseinpour (stage director...

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Busoni's Doktor Faust
Busoni's Doktor Faust

Klaus Michael Gruber (stage director), Philippe...

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Offenbach's Fantasio
Offenbach's Fantasio

Thomas Jolly (stage director), Laurent Campello...

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Sacrati's La Finta Pazza
Sacrati's La Finta Pazza

Jean-Yves Ruf (stage director), Leonardo García...

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Handel's Admeto
Handel's Admeto

Axel Köhler (stage director), Howard Arman (mus...

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Grétry's Richard Cœur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart)
Grétry's Richard Cœur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart)

Marshall Pynkoski (stage direction), Hervé Niqu...

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Enescu's Œdipe
Enescu's Œdipe

Wajdi Mouawad (stage director), Ingo Metzmacher...

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Rudi Stephan's Die ersten Menschen
Rudi Stephan's Die ersten Menschen

Calixto Bieito (stage director), François-Xavie...

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