Jacques Imbrailo

Carmen (2007)

Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and Carmen in this darkly passionate reading of one of the most popular operas. Kaufmann uses his burnished tenor and smouldering good looks to portray the man undone by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Haswell
CAST:  Anna Caterina Antonacci  •  Jonas Kaufmann  •  Ildebrando d'Arcangelo  •  Norah Amsellem

Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José and Carmen in this darkly passionate reading of one of the most popular operas. Kaufmann uses his burnished tenor and smouldering good looks to portray the man undone by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Haswell
CAST:  Anna Caterina Antonacci  •  Jonas Kaufmann  •  Ildebrando d'Arcangelo  •  Norah Amsellem

Britten: Billy Budd (2011)

Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Grandage
CAST:  John Mark Ainsley  •  Michael Wallace  •  Matthew Rose  •  Richard Mosley-Evans

Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Grandage
CAST:  John Mark Ainsley  •  Michael Wallace  •  Matthew Rose  •  Richard Mosley-Evans

The Metropolitan Opera: Hamlet (2022)

When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good … Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Armfield
CAST:  Allan Clayton  •  Rodney Gilfry  •  Sir John Tomlinson  •  Brenda Rae

When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good … Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Armfield
CAST:  Allan Clayton  •  Rodney Gilfry  •  Sir John Tomlinson  •  Brenda Rae

The Queen of Spades - La Monnaie (2022)

In love with an unknown lady, a young soldier discovers that her grandmother holds a secret to win at cards. Although his beloved shares his feelings, happiness slips out of reach when his obsession with the powerful secret drives him to madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Marton
CAST:  Dmitry Golovnin  •  Laurent Naouri  •  Jacques Imbrailo  •  Anne Sofie von Otter

In love with an unknown lady, a young soldier discovers that her grandmother holds a secret to win at cards. Although his beloved shares his feelings, happiness slips out of reach when his obsession with the powerful secret drives him to madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Marton
CAST:  Dmitry Golovnin  •  Laurent Naouri  •  Jacques Imbrailo  •  Anne Sofie von Otter