Otello is a dramatic opera that brings Shakespeare's Othello to life through powerful music and intense performances. The story follows the downfall of the noble and jealous Otello, driven to madness by the scheming Iago.

Billy Budd, a young and innocent seaman, experiences bullying and corruption while serving on a British warship. He becomes the target of sadistic Master-at-Arms John Claggart, leading to a tragic confrontation.

Opera's most popular double bill, fondly known as Cav and Pag, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. In 'Cavalleria rusticana', Turiddu returns from military service to find that his fiancée Lola had married the carter Alfio while he was away. In revenge, Turiddu seduces Santuzza, a young woman in the village. In 'Pagliacci', the drama unfolds as Canio (Pagliaccio) struggles with rage, despair, and desire on learning of his wife Nedda's intended infidelity with Silvio. Canio's tragic conflict increasingly mirrors the comedy of Pagliaccio.