Puccini's Heroines

Under the musical direction of Daniele Rustioni, soprano Ermonela Jaho brings Puccini's Japanese tragedy to life.

Famous opera arias with big name singers and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Orchestra in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Mozart’s most famous opera from the Aix-en-Provence festival with a star-studded cast.

A "Royal Overture" of Wagner, Mahler and Franck, conducted by Alain Altinoglu and featuring baritone Stéphane Degout.

Probably inspired by the Mona Lisa, the great renaissance artist Raphael painted this portrait of a young woman, but why is she holding a mythical beast in her hands?

Capsule wardrobes, Marie Kondo tidying or living out of a van, can radically limiting one’s possessions make us happy? And what does this mean for artistic creation?

With all the religious wars, the 17th century was a tense time in Europe. And in art one theme caught everyone’s imagination: the Virgin Mary.

Christian philosophy is based on two abstract and complex concepts, but art can simplify them: Paradise, where everything was good and is lost, and Hell, which is so scary that no one wants to go there. And in between there is…us!

The painter Artemisia Gentileschi was rediscovered in the 1970s by pioneers of gender studies in art. A simple question arose: why are so few great masters women?

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?

More than 40 years since its creation, Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus’s defining work is still just as radical.

Icelanders have voted against resuming talks on EU membership. A blow to Brussels or just a bump in the road?

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

Despite social pressure, many couples in France are opting not to have children.

Probably inspired by the Mona Lisa, the great renaissance artist Raphael painted this portrait of a young woman, but why is she holding a mythical beast in her hands?

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

Discover the German Alpine Road for nearly 500 kilometres of spectacular scenery and cultural discoveries.

Wealthy Europeans are alleged to have paid to shoot at civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo. Did it really happen?