This is the way the season ends at Prague’s State Opera – not with a bang, but with an atonal riot that climaxes in a slew of dead bodies littering a stage overseen by a madman. Aribert Reimann’s Lear ...

A rare 17th-century English Baroque spectacular, designed to delight the Restoration crowd, is given a contemporary twist in ...

Thomas Søndergård conducts thrilling Shostakovich to close to the RSNO Season: lively Festive Overture, introspective Second ...

The third New York gala presented by Madrid’s Teatro Real brought together a mostly Spanish programme featuring Spanish ...

Although it cannot be defined as a “rare” title, it is indeed surprising that Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri is not seen more often on billboards. The opera is irresistibly comic – possibly even ...

Yo-Yo Ma returns to Pittsburgh for searing performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. The enjoyable program also includes a ...

Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to ...

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Dinis Sousa bravely venture into Elgar at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, with mixed ...

Natalia Osipova, a seasoned Tatiana, is joined by Lukas B Brændsrød, making his debut as Onegin in the summer return of John ...

Arvo Pärt’s contributions to contemporary choral repertoire are exceptional, and conductor Paul Hillier and the Hilliard ...

Jakub Hrůša’s Bambergers light up Seoul: Wagner’s shimmering overture, Bomsori Kim’s impassioned Bruch, and a lucid yet ...

New Zealand Opera's new production impresses with its stunning set design and art direction, and its restrained emotional ...