The Barber of Seville contains an archival recording of one of the first widely-televised operas -- a performance of Gioacchino Rossini's celebrated comic operaThe Barber of Seville -- originally broadcast on Christmas day, December 25, 1959. The by-now-familiar...
William Shakespeare's tragedy of love, jealousy, and murder was adapted for the operatic stage by Giuseppe Verdi, and this home video release preserves a stellar production of Verdi's interpretation. Staged in Germany in 1974, this version of Otello stars Jon...