The Hampsong Foundation has teamed up with the Victoria & Albert Museum, as well as the Royal Opera House, to give you a sneak peek at the new exhibition: Opera: Passion, Power, & Politics. The exhibition runs from Sept. 30, 2017 to Feb. 25, 2018—but thanks to award-winning documentarian Jon Tolansky, you can already start to explore this unique multimedia experience via our website!

View and listen to the feature here: Opera: Passion, Power & Politics Special Feature

With Tolansky, conductor Sir Antonio Pappano (Music Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Music Director of this exhibition) and Kate Bailey (Curator of this exhibition) lead you through two of the seven operas included in this exhibition: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (1786), and Strauss’s Salomé (1905). They survey the music of these operas, the European cities in which each premiered, and the historical and cultural impact of each work.