The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie in central Brussels is considered as one of Europe’s most innovative opera houses.
From their home in Munich, Bavaria, the Bavarian Radio Symphony flourished under the baton of Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons, but sadly he passed away at the end of 2019, They have made available a good number of their concerts with some stellar soloists.
Tradition, continuity and an impressive repertoire: these are the solid pillars supporting the Bayerische Staatsoper – one of the world’s leading opera houses. In the course of a single season, over 40 operas from four centuries are performed along with ballets, concerts and song recitals.
Berlin's Konzerthaus put on a great series of recitals of Bach which are to remain available until mid 2021. If you're a Bach fan, make sure you check them out.
The Philharmonie de Paris is the foremost complex of concert halls in the capital. Some of the top French performers like Les Art Florissants, Les Siècles and individuals like the Capuçon brothers have been recorded at this venue, often (but not exclusively) playing the French composers Berlioz, Ravel and Franck.
The Teatro dell'Opera was originally known as the Teatro Costanzi and has staged the world premieres of operas which are benchmarks of the repertoire all over the world, such as Cavalleria rusticana (1890) and Tosca (1900).
From their home in Montreal, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal plays under the leadership of Kent Nagano. In the summer each year they host a festival offering residents of the city a feast of contemporary music.
With the AVROTROS Vrijdag concerts (Friday concerts) you can hear first class concerts every week performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Choir (also known as the Groot Omroepkoor) and guest ensembles.
The Dutch National Opera & Ballet is one of the world's most progressive opera & ballet houses, offering a very diverse operatic and dance repertoire.
Amsterdam's Het Concertgebouw has the reputation of one of the finest concerthalls in the world, while their orchestra - the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra enjoys a similarly stellar reputation. The orchestra has released many of their orchestral recordings, while the Hall has restarted socially distant concerts and is broadcasting them live.
Stingray is an independent platform which curates performances from opera, concert and dance houses across the world.
The Oslo Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra of international renown. It was formed in 1919 and today has 108 musicians in its ranks. Klaus Mäkelä is their new chief conductor from August 2020.
The Swedish Radio Orchestra, together with a super choir and conductor Daniel Harding are based at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm. They recently performed a super, semi-staged Don Giovanni, with a host of stars, and have a changing selection of concerts to view.
Based in Stockholm, the Konserthuset is home to the Royal Swedish Philharmonic Orchestra, the first orchestra of Sweden, under the baton of Sakari Oramo. With a belting brass section, the orchestra tackles an enormously wide repertoire which includes a lot of lesser known works. The clarinetist Martin Fröst is a regular performer here.
The Zurich Opera House is the home of the Zurich Operа and the Zurich Ballet, bringing to audiences one of the finest productions in Europe.
L'Auditori is Barcelona's most recently created music venue, a modern building with premises covering 42,000 square metres. Thanks to their platform L'Auditori Digital, you will be able to experience a selection of their concerts from the comfort of your home.
Under the supervision of Opera Europa, and supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme, OperaVision brings together a small sample of performances from 29 partners in 17 countries.
The 100-plus members of The Cleveland Orchestra perform together year round, at the group’s home at Severance Hall, its summer home at Blossom Music Center, on tours in the United States and around the world, and at residencies such as Miami and Vienna.
Founded in 1934, Glyndebourne is the English country house opera festival par excellence; outside the summer festival season, it tours its productions around the country. While the festival can't run, it's showing a video each week starting at 17:00 every Sunday.
Enjoy conductors Vasily Petrenko, Domingo Hindoyan, pianist Boris Giltburg and violinist Tasmin Little performing from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is one of Europe's leading orchestras with a rich history stretching back over 125 years. It is one of Scotland's leading cultural institutions, and an orchestra with a variety of work that is almost unparalleled amongst its British peers.
Enjoy all nine concerts in The Hallé's Winter season from Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall and Hallé St Peter's. Recorded and released from December 2020 to March 2021.
Harrison Parrott's Virtual Circle is an online streaming platform where you can watch concerts, album launches, workshops and lots of other exciting content from the music and arts world.
Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s great concert halls, specialises in chamber and instrumental music, early music and song.