![Schöenberg: Gurre-Lieder [Dutch National Opera/Albrecht] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/arnold-schoenberg-gurre-lieder-opus-arte-oabd7215d_ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
Opus Arte and the Dutch National Opera offer up an exciting video premiere of this major 20th century piece that is not to be missed.
Glass: Einstein on the Beach [Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris/Riesman] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Glass: Einstein on the Beach [Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris/Riesman] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/einstein-on-the-beach-opus-arte-oa-bd7173d-blu-ray-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
Théâtre du Châtelet put on a defining performance of Philip Glass’ signature, groundbreaking 1970s opera on this latest Opus Arte release.
Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann [Debus/Wiener Symphoniker] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann [Debus/Wiener Symphoniker] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/offenbach-les-contes-d-hoffmann-cmajor-735604-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
Offenbach’s ‘Tales of Hoffmann’ gets a fresh;y re-imagined production with strong singing, but some problematic staging from the Wiener Philharmoniker and co.
Wagner: Parsifal [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Wagner: Parsifal [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wagner-parsifal-belair-classiques-bac428-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin put on an unusually staged but powerfully sung performance of Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ in this latest Blu-ray from BelAir Classiques.
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia [London Philharmonic Orchestra/Hussain] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Britten: The Rape of Lucretia [London Philharmonic Orchestra/Hussain] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/britten-rape-of-lucretia-hussain-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
The LPO capped 2015’s Glyndebourne festivities with this moving rendition of Britten’s early chamber opera, captured here on Blu-ray from Opus Arte.
Beethoven: Fidelio [Zurich Opera/Harnoncourt] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Beethoven: Fidelio [Zurich Opera/Harnoncourt] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fidelio-ftr-slr-348x180.jpg)
An uneven performance from Zurich of Beethoven’s only opera is offered up by Arthaus Musik on Blu-ray.
Handel: Hercules [Les Arts Florissants/Christie] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Handel: Hercules [Les Arts Florissants/Christie] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/handel-hercules-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
William Christie, Luc Bondy, and Les Arts Florissants offer up a fine production of Handel’s opera ‘Hercules’ on Blu-ray from BelAir Classiques.
Pepusch: The Beggar’s Opera [The English Baroque Soloists/Gardner] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Pepusch: The Beggar’s Opera [The English Baroque Soloists/Gardner] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/beggars-opera-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
Arthaus Musik resurrects this 1983 performance of the 18th Century English music hall classic ‘The Beggar’s Opera,’ out on Blu-ray now.
Rossini: Mosè [Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano Orchestra and Chorus/Quattrocchi] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Rossini: Mosè [Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano Orchestra and Chorus/Quattrocchi] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rossini-mose-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
An abridged performance in a beautiful space of Rossini’s opera Mosé is offered up from Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano on Blu-ray from C Major.
Wagner: Tannhauser [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)
![Wagner: Tannhauser [Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim] (TheaterByte Blu-ray Review)](https://1850516970.rsc.cdn77.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wagner-tannauser-belair-barenboim-ftr-sldr-348x180.jpg)
Daniel Barenboim conducts a seriously revised version of Wagner’s Tannhauser out on Blu-ray from BelAir Classiques
