Mozart: The Da Ponte Operas DVD Set (The Royal Opera)Mozarts trilogy of operas composed to librettos by Lorenzo Da Ponte delight and entertain audiences with their combination of sublime music and their mix of humour, romance and drama. Cosi Fan Tutte, also known as the school for lovers, stars a cast of young rising stars, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, in this 2016 production playfully set in a theatre. Kasper Holtens production of Don Giovanni reveals the inner turmoil of the eponymous antihero, sung

Plus: Turandot - An Introduction

Their skimmingly fast footwork and effortless jumps scintillate with light and air" The Guardian

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flinging themselves into barrel turns while knotting and unknotting their legs

a magical retelling of the Pied Piper fairytale

"Peter Wright's version of Lev Ivanov's original 1892 ballet has undergone changes since its debut in 1984 but it remains the one by which all others must be judged

Composers: Leo Delibes / Ferdinand Hérold / John Lanchberry

'Méditation' from Thaïs includes dancers Leanne Benjamin and Valeri Hristov

Iago: Sergei Leiferkus

Dido: Sarah ConnollyAeneas: Lucas MeachemBelinda: Lucy CroweSorceress: Sara FulgoniDancers of The Royal Ballet

Carlos Acosta

The composer himself conducts a superb international cast