Conductor Semyon Bychkov will take up the post of Paris Opera music director for an initial four-year term from 2028 ...

Beth Morrison has shepherded dozens of new works into existence over the past 20 years. And her footprint continues to grow.

The big guns are turning on their vintage firepower: the Metropolitan Opera's free streaming service is halfway through its Wagner week, today embarking on the second instalment in Robert Lepage’s ...

Next season’s highlights include Opera North’s semi-staged Ring cycle, and anniversary celebrations for Barenboim, Shakespeare and Menuhin The Southbank Centre has announced details of its 2015-16 ...

A Rainbow in Curved Air and Shri Camel are equally enjoyable, the latter reflecting the composer’s fascination with North ...

There is a considerable wealth of classical music and opera in Wales. The popular perception of a tradition of the harp and the male voice choir is a long way from the 21st century reality of a ...

Our critics pick a daily highlight from the treasure trove of online music to help get you through lockdown. This week we bring you dancing horses and bonking bunnies The French string quartet should ...

With new ballets choreographed by Tamara Rojo and Christopher Wheeldon, a brand new opera adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, long-awaited premieres of ‘lost’ works and music created under unimaginable ...

As temperatures drop, music venues are heating up with great concerts and opera productions available throughout the ...

Wales' flagship company may be Welsh National Opera, but there is plenty of other flourishing operatic activity. WNO has won a reputation as one of the world's greatest opera companies. It attracts ...

The curtain may be drawing on the final act of 2018, but we’re up for an encore. From practically perfect Proms performances to truly majestic operas, the air has been filled with the sound of sweet ...

As 2011 comes to a close it's time to reflect on the year past and what a year: In Opera, it's been an exciting year. In no particular order: The Royal Opera gave us the UK premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov ...