Performer: Eva Mei

In the tiring role of Menelaus Andreas Schager was a mighty Heldentenor, combining impressive sound power with a dazzling colour and without ever showing a moment of fatigue.

The Iván Fischer Opera Company makes a triumphant foray into Verdi's oeuvre.

The Temple of Opera has opened its doors to operetta. For the first time the Teatro alla Scala is staging Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus.

In Donizetti's home town, a rare outing for one of the composer's long-forgotten operas. 

Daniele Gatti illuminates Robert Carsen's blithe Falstaff narrative

Il rè pastore was the last operatic work that Mozart completed before Idomeneo, and though there is a clear shift in style and level of achievement in the six years that separate them, it is very interesting to compare the 19-year-old composer to the later operatic master that we are more familiar with.