Live EventsSee more...
LondonFantasia Orchestra with Niamh O’Sullivan
Ellington, Kern, Strauss R., Mahler, Elgar, Sondheim, Porter, Gershwin
Tom Fetherstonhaugh; Niamh O'Sullivan
Aix-en-ProvenceLes Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)Concert performance
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)
Daniele Rustioni; Festival d'Aix-en-Provence; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon; Chœurs de l'Opéra de Lyon; Nicola Alaimo; John Osborn
GloucesterThe Dream of Gerontius
Wagner, Elgar
Philharmonia Orchestra; Adrian Partington; Niamh O'Sullivan; John Findon; David Ireland; Three Choirs Festival Chorus
GenevaTheodoraNew production
Handel: Theodora
Raphaël Pichon; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
BrusselsCavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Alevtina Ioffe; Damiano Michieletto; La Monnaie | De Munt; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
Latest reviewsSee more...
Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival
Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast.
ENO, BBC join forces in stunning Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
David Pountney's vernacular translation and Ruth Knight's vivid staging lent a thrilling immediacy to Shostakovich's chilling opera.
Decadence and decay: Asmik Grigorian leads a sensational Salome
Even locked behind a music stand, like a caged panther in a sleek black gown, Grigorian’s Salome bristles with dramatic energy in Barbican concert performance of Strauss’ “scherzo with a fatal conclusion”.
In Mears’ bleak Royal Opera Semele, Pretty Yende stands out
Superb Handelian singing and intense character acting light up Handel’s Semele, staged as a stark, uncompromising indictment of the rich and powerful.
Terrifically strong principals in Irish National Opera’s Rigoletto
Michael Chioldi, Soraya Mafi and Bekhzod Davronov shine in Julien Chavez’ energetic production in Dublin’s Bord Gais Theatre.
Thrilling Mahler 2 from Anja Bihlmaier and the NSO in Dublin
So many wonderful small details as well as the grand statements made this the extraordinary, thrilling performance of Mahler's second symphony Resurrection.
Latest articles
BBC’s New Generation Artists celebrates 25 years
BBC Radio 3 is celebrating 25 years of the New Generation Artists scheme with a special day of programming on Monday 3rd March.