Carmen, a beautiful and sultry gypsy, woos the corporal Don José. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against his superior, and joining a gang of smugglers. His jealousy when she turns from him to the bullfighter Escamillo leads to murder.

A presentation of Wagner's opera about the fatal voyage which Tristan, a vassal to the court of King Marke, makes to Ireland to bring back Isolde as the king's bride. On the return voyage Tristan and Isolde drink by mistake a love potion, which binds them irrevocably to each other. The story resolves itself into a series of love intrigues in which the two lovers ingeniously outwit the king.

New on DVD, Placido Domingo stars in this 1981 classic. This production features a stellar cast and a classic staging by Otto Schenk, making for one of the finest readings of the opera. Composed by Giordano.

In celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan opera, 100 singers, 7 conductors, the Met Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet performed in two separate programs on October 22, 1983.

Rossini's adaptation of the classic Cinderella story features the Orchestra E Coro del Teatro All Scala, with Frederica von Stade in the title role.

Mozart's first major opera. A portrayal of the inner circle of the Roman Empire's fiercest enemy: Mithridates, king of Pontus.

Presentation of the Metropolitan Opera performance from the opening night of the 1998-99 season.