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Lively performances offer fresh perspectives on elegies old and new in the penultimate ChamberFest Cleveland concert. 

From the chrysalis of a Broadway play and then to film, David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly turns full cycle into an opera by composer Huang Ruo. 

Fauré was the finest of French songwriters. Stéphane Degout and Véronique Gens shine in a full-length evening in a packed Wigmore Hall. 

Tempora mutantur; an inventive programme abut changing times, in the metrical, art-historical, and geo-political senses. 

An enticing Barbican programme from Barbara Hannigan, seeking light out of darkness in pieces spanning three different centuries, and an electrifying vocal performance by mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron. 

Barbara Hannigan conducts the LSO at the Barbican in an eclectic programme full of exuberant flair.

Breastplates are back in vogue, but comedy horses and cheap production values undermine the first chapter in English National Opera's new Ring cycle. 

The Philharmonia and Garsington Chorus deliver great performances, as do Natalia Tanasii and Fleur Barron as the two Larina sisters.

A young mezzo and a seasoned pianist performed a rendition of Winterreise that sounded very fresh indeed.

A deep-dive into the world of 14th-century Persian poet, Hafez, and his influence on song across the centuries. 

Since their creation in 2010, NIO has brought unconventional opera productions to Northern Ireland. Their Rigoletto is bold, emotional and engaging with a stellar cast of local and international talent.

The finale of the BBCSO’s Bernstein celebration features the composer at his most sublime and frivolous, and offers a rare performance of Songfest for six soloists and orchestra.