Verdi: Stiffelio DVD (The Royal Opera)Verdi's Stiffelio is an essential part of the composer's canon, although once deemed as 'lost' due to censorship and controversy. The 1993 DVD recording from the Royal Opera House is conducted by Edward Downes and features Jos Carreras as the Protestant minister whose wife betrays him with a family friend and therefore knocks down his faith. Carreras leads an outstanding cast, including Catherine Malfitano, Gregory Yurisich, Gwynne Howell and Robin

On grand tragic form throughout

Wayne McGregor triple programme (2008)

but he's also noticeably attentive to his singers

Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty is special in Royal Ballet's repertory - vibrant sets

Running time: 202 / 202 / 185 mins

Representing The Royal Ballet’s heritage works and recent creations

Mozart’s sublime tragic comedy offers boundless scope for directors

Hilarion: Bennet Gartside

Designer: Sophie Fedorovitch

who is at the same time a loving mother - in the final scenes she chillingly shows her unsuspecting victims the coffins in which they will be buried

This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience

The original cast features Ed Watson