Paula Zahn interviews the ambitious new Artistic Director of New York City Opera.

Behind his imperious, enigmatic face, who really was conductor Herbert von Karajan? Twenty years after Karajan’s death, Karajan Or Beauty As I See It airs in HD for THIRTEEN’s SundayArts, September 6 at noon.

Over the centuries, the story of Cinderella and her cruel stepmother and ugly stepsisters has been interpreted in countless ways across different genres. Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola is perhaps the most famous operatic version of the Cinderella story, and it is like no other interpretation.

Rafael Pi Ramon interviews Martina Arroyo and takes a look into her “Prelude to Performance” workshops.

Natalie Dessay’s moon-kissed fingernails are all aglow as she “walks the walk” of Vincenzo Bellini’s quintessential character Amina in Zimmerman’s production.

Anthony Minghella’s sumptuous production of Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini’s heartbreaking tale of love and betrayal, offers viewers a rare visual treat Sunday, June 28 at noon on Great Performances at the Met.

Mezzo-Soprano Blythe, in her first performance as Orfeo, battles the Furies with her powerhouse voice in this mythical tale of poet-singer Orfeo, who driven by despair, enters the underworld determined to retrieve his dead wife.

Opera’s golden couple, Angela Gheorghiu and husband Roberto Alagna, offer viewers a rare chance to experience Giacomo Puccini’s attempt to meld Italianate opera with the bittersweet Viennese operetta.

Soprano Netrebko, returning to the Met stage for the first time since giving birth to son Tiago in September, dazzles in the demanding title role, a young woman driven to madness by love and politics.

The radiant Renée Fleming plays the Egyptian courtesan in search of spiritual sustenance. Thomas Hampson is the monk who falls from grace in Massenet’s sensual opera, presented in a new production by John Cox. Watch a preview here.