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Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> is a smash hit for Garsington &copy; Julian Guidera
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington
© Julian Guidera
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music &copy; Lucky Tang
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music
© Lucky Tang
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival &copy; Kevin Libal
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival
© Kevin Libal
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s <i>Sylvia</i> &copy; Elaina Francis
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia
© Elaina Francis
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s <i>The Merry Widow</i> &copy; Carlita Sari
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow
© Carlita Sari
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Royal Opera revival of <i>La Fille du régiment</i> delights with fresh fizz &copy; RBO | Tristram Kenton
Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz
© RBO | Tristram Kenton
<i>Sons of Echo</i>: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto &copy; Andrea Boni
Sons of Echo: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto
© Andrea Boni
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s <i>Requiem</i> opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival &copy; Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s Requiem opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival
© Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A midsummer Christmas delight: <i>La bohème</i> at Covent Garden &copy; RBO | Ian Hippolyte
A midsummer Christmas delight: La bohème at Covent Garden
© RBO | Ian Hippolyte
20 years of <i>Giulio Cesare</i>: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin &copy; Nancy Jesse
20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin
© Nancy Jesse
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life &copy; Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life
© Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style &copy; Alice Blangero
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style
© Alice Blangero
A revelation in Aix: <i>Die Frau ohne Schatten</i> from Kosky and Mäkëla &copy; Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
A revelation in Aix: Die Frau ohne Schatten from Kosky and Mäkëla
© Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme <i>Vibrations</i> &copy; Julien Benhamou
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme Vibrations
© Julien Benhamou
Glyndebourne’s <i>Billy Budd</i> makes a welcome return, fresh and devastating as ever &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Glyndebourne’s Billy Budd makes a welcome return, fresh and devastating as ever
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
An updated <i>Poppea</i> crowned in Melbourne &copy; Jeff Busby
An updated Poppea crowned in Melbourne
© Jeff Busby
Anthony Negus conducts a vigorous, vivid <i>Tristan und Isolde</i> in the Cotswolds &copy; Matthew Williams-Ellis
Anthony Negus conducts a vigorous, vivid Tristan und Isolde in the Cotswolds
© Matthew Williams-Ellis
ENBS and JCS: ready to take the profession by storm &copy; Foteini Christofilopoulou
ENBS and JCS: ready to take the profession by storm
© Foteini Christofilopoulou
Bel canto brilliance: Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new <i>Puritani</i> crown &copy; RBO | Tristram Kenton
Bel canto brilliance: Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new Puritani crown
© RBO | Tristram Kenton
A hole in the heart: Johannes Erath’s new <i>Elektra</i> grips Tokyo &copy; Rikimaru Hotta
A hole in the heart: Johannes Erath’s new Elektra grips Tokyo
© Rikimaru Hotta
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> is a smash hit for Garsington &copy; Julian Guidera
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington
© Julian Guidera
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music &copy; Lucky Tang
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music
© Lucky Tang
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival &copy; Kevin Libal
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival
© Kevin Libal
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s <i>Sylvia</i> &copy; Elaina Francis
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia
© Elaina Francis
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s <i>The Merry Widow</i> &copy; Carlita Sari
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow
© Carlita Sari
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Royal Opera revival of <i>La Fille du régiment</i> delights with fresh fizz &copy; RBO | Tristram Kenton
Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz
© RBO | Tristram Kenton
<i>Sons of Echo</i>: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto &copy; Andrea Boni
Sons of Echo: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto
© Andrea Boni
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s <i>Requiem</i> opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival &copy; Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s Requiem opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival
© Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A midsummer Christmas delight: <i>La bohème</i> at Covent Garden &copy; RBO | Ian Hippolyte
A midsummer Christmas delight: La bohème at Covent Garden
© RBO | Ian Hippolyte
20 years of <i>Giulio Cesare</i>: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin &copy; Nancy Jesse
20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin
© Nancy Jesse
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life &copy; Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life
© Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style &copy; Alice Blangero
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style
© Alice Blangero
A revelation in Aix: <i>Die Frau ohne Schatten</i> from Kosky and Mäkëla &copy; Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
A revelation in Aix: Die Frau ohne Schatten from Kosky and Mäkëla
© Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme <i>Vibrations</i> &copy; Julien Benhamou
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme Vibrations
© Julien Benhamou
Glyndebourne’s <i>Billy Budd</i> makes a welcome return, fresh and devastating as ever &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Glyndebourne’s Billy Budd makes a welcome return, fresh and devastating as ever
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
An updated <i>Poppea</i> crowned in Melbourne &copy; Jeff Busby
An updated Poppea crowned in Melbourne
© Jeff Busby
Anthony Negus conducts a vigorous, vivid <i>Tristan und Isolde</i> in the Cotswolds &copy; Matthew Williams-Ellis
Anthony Negus conducts a vigorous, vivid Tristan und Isolde in the Cotswolds
© Matthew Williams-Ellis
ENBS and JCS: ready to take the profession by storm &copy; Foteini Christofilopoulou
ENBS and JCS: ready to take the profession by storm
© Foteini Christofilopoulou
Bel canto brilliance: Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new <i>Puritani</i> crown &copy; RBO | Tristram Kenton
Bel canto brilliance: Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new Puritani crown
© RBO | Tristram Kenton
A hole in the heart: Johannes Erath’s new <i>Elektra</i> grips Tokyo &copy; Rikimaru Hotta
A hole in the heart: Johannes Erath’s new Elektra grips Tokyo
© Rikimaru Hotta
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