For the opera and theatre fan - books and recommended recorded performances...

Perhaps you've looked at DVD performances and have wondered which ones are the best. Here we help you to decide which ones are right for you.

With today's technology, you can bring the thrills of a live performance into your own home. Happily today, there are many recorded performances for the opera fan to select from. This can lead to agonising decisions over which ones to add to your collection.

BOOKS

Galina: A Russian Story

A superb book - autobiography of the late, great Russian Diva, Galina Vishnevskaya, from abject poverty to international recognition and stardom - a fascinating account and excellent read for any lover of opera. Highly recommended for you or the opera lover in your life!

Click here to purchase from Amazon.

Musicals

For the Opera goer who loves musicals and other cool theatre stuff:

Les Miserables

Naked Boys Singing

Opera CDs and DVDs

For cool stuff including recommended performances on CDs and DVDs of specific operas, click on the opera titles listed below:

Adriana Lecouvreur

Don Giovanni

Elektra

Faust

Il Trovatore

Madama Butterfly

Manon Lescaut

Otello

Rigoletto

Salome

Samson and Delilah

Tosca

These operas are the subject of part of our opera art poster collection.

A brief bio for those operas is available below:

- Ercole S'ul Termodonte

- Hansel & Gretel

- Macbeth

- Rigoletto

- Turandot