Performer: Ferruccio Furlanetto

Short of the three lead stars of its opening, The Royal Opera's La forza del destino remains a thrilling evening, powered by Christof Loy's interesting staging and virile singing from Christopher Maltman.

The hottest opera ticket in London this season sees Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko reunited on the Royal Opera House's stage for the first time since 2008. It was worth the wait. 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s proves the highlight of a frustrating evening at The Metropolitan Opera

An impressively cast revival for Verdi's one-time neglected masterpiece at Covent Garden.

Massanet’s Don Quichotte is mounted by Opera Australia, in a production which creaks but is held together by fine singing from Ferruccio Furlanetto and Warwick Fyfe.

The Met Opera's concert performance of Verdi's Requiem was an emotional tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky. 

The Italian bass selects his favourite Verdi arias, including performances by some of the singers he most admires. 

The great Italian bass talks about his relationship with Philip II in Verdi's Don Carlos, and about other seminal roles.