28 January 2026
Bloomsbury have announced the launch of 2 new ballet collections and 5 new opera collections, with over 100 new performances now streaming on Bloomsbury Video Library.
The Ballet Collections
18th and 19th Century Ballet and 20th and 21st Century Ballet together offer 39 full-length filmed performances from world-class ballet companies including The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and more—perfect for analyzing choreography, staging, and learning and interpreting variations.
- Explore stylistic nuances, technicality and musicality in canonical works such as: Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake
- Compare iconic variations side-by-side with multiple productions of the same ballet
- Learn from cutting-edge choreographers such as Akram Khan, Cathy Marston and Christopher Wheeldon
The Opera Collections
Early and Baroque Opera 2, Classical Opera 2, Romantic Opera 2, Romantic Bel Canto and Modern Opera 2 add 79 new filmed performances from world-class opera houses and festivals to Bloomsbury Video Library’s existing collections—see how singers move and interact, how staging, sets, and costumes contribute to the production, and how each interpretation breathes new life into iconic composers’ work.
- Opers span Early and Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern opera—from Handel to Britten
- Multiple productions of the same opera enable students to compare staging, vocal interpretation and production choices
- Productions by acclaimed directors such as Sir David McVicar, Richard Jones, Fiona Shaw and Laurent Pelly provide examples of stylistic interpretation and innovative staging
Bloomsbury Video Library is home to a rich, growing range of streaming collections for students, teachers and researchers across the arts, humanities and social sciences. Featuring content from filmed performances and fiction films to documentaries and instructional videos, it has been designed and curated with academic libraries in mind.