Christopher Robson

La Princesse Sophie fête son 18è anniversaire. A cette occasion, elle reçoit un cadeau tout particulier de sa mère disparue: une petite balle en or. Mais, à son grand désarroi, le précieux objet tombe au fond de l'eau au cours d'une partie de jeu. Apparaît alors une grenouille qui lui propose de l'aider à condition qu'ensuite, la princesse la laisse partager sa table et son lit. La jeune fille accepte pensant que l'animal ne se risquera pas à quitter la fontaine, et la grenouille plonge et lui rapporte sa balle. Une fois qu'elle a récupéré son jouet, la princesse lui offre des bijoux et tourne ses talons, sans plus se soucier de la grenouille...

Live from Munich 2004

The life of 15 year old Alex is turned upside down, when his parents are divorced and find new partners right away. After a fight at school, the mother takes him over to England, where Alex chaotic life continues.

The English National Opera first mounted David Alden's production of Ariodante, one of Handel's greatest masterpieces, in 1993. It met with unanimous critical and popular acclaim, and this 1996 revival features many of the leading singers from the original production. Ariodante is Handel's 1735 setting of an episode from Ariosto, in which the King of Scotland's daughter is treacherously accused of infidelity to her promised husband. The range of feelings provoked as the characters develop is caught in music of quite extraordinary emotional power, even by Handel's own exalted standards.

Famed countertenor Andreas Scholl sings the title role of Roman emperor Julius Caesar in this memorable production of Georg Friederich Handel's "Giulio Cesare," staged at the Royal Danish Opera. Transporting the action from ancient times to the present day, director Francisco Negrin paints a passionate portrait of Caesar's storied romance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra (played by soprano Inger Dam-Jensen).