Now playing Next musica Wagner's epic 'Die Meistersinger' electrifies the Met The Metropolitan Opera in New York stages the longest opera in the repertoire and also marks the triumphant return of Maestro Antonio Pappano to its podium for the first time in nearly 25 years. 18/11/2021
Now playing Next musica Operalia's rising stars take the Bolshoi by storm Musica meets the rising stars of opera at 28th edition of Operalia, held this year for the first time at Moscow's iconic Bolshoi theatre. 04/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Bernard Haitink, 'unshowy' dutch conductor, dies aged 92 Haitink was nominated for nine Grammy Awards and won two, for 2003 opera recording with the Royal Opera for Janácek’s “Jenufa” and for 2008 orchestral performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next musica Jonas Kaufmann mesmerises Athens in a stunning setting For more than 20 years, tenor Jonas Kaufmann has been singing at opera houses all over the world. Now he has made his debut at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next musica Verdi's Rigoletto marks return to normality for Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano conducts a new version of Verdi's Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House in London, starring Carlos Alvarez in the title role of the court jester and Lisette Oropesa as his tragic daughter Gilda. 23/09/2021
Now playing Next musica Sonya Yoncheva explores her creative prowess with 'Gala in Sofia' Sonya Yoncheva, the Bulgarian star soprano, explores a new role and is now organising concerts herself. Accompanied by Plácido Domingo, she puts her mastery of music and stage to the test in "Gala in Sofia" with the awe-inspiring Alexander Nevsky Cathedral as a backdrop. 09/09/2021
Now playing Next musica Sung under the stars: Kaufmann and Radvanovsky thrill in concert version of Tosca German tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars alongside soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in an open-air concert version of Puccini's operatic thriller Tosca, in Spain. 12/08/2021
Now playing Next Cinema Enrico Caruso film restored after 100 years A film which starred the legendary tenor, Enrico Caruso, has been restored after more than 100 years and combines his voice and his image for the first time. 01/08/2021
Now playing Next France Aix-en-Provence Festival premieres Saariaho's opera, 'Innocence' The Aix-en-Provence Festival has premiered the opera, 'Innocence' by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho to wide acclaim by critics. 18/07/2021
Now playing Next musica Rolando Villazón’s dreamy sleepwalker ‘La Sonnambula’ opera enthrals Paris with soprano Pretty Yende Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula" staged by Rolando Villazón enchants audiences at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and highlights some of the best Bel Canto. 24/06/2021
Now playing Next musica Cecilia Bartoli's meditation on time dazzles Salzburg "Time is ungrateful because when you need time, you don't have it" - Cecilia Bartoli dedicates this year's edition of the Whitsun Festival in Salzburg to her home town of Rome and conveys a meditation on time through Händel's 'Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno'. 27/05/2021
Now playing Next musica Sonya Yoncheva shows her passion for Zarzuela Sonya Yoncheva sings Zarzuela for the first time at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The Bulgarian star soprano explores Spanish heritage and takes on the classics of this art form. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next musica Gustavo Dudamel's blazing Otello takes Barcelona by storm Verdi's tragic Otello is an enormous challenge for any conductor: from the rousing storm at the beginning to the quiet "Ave Maria" at the end. We delve into the craft of charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he inspires in Barcelona with his interpretation. 08/04/2021
Now playing Next musica Faust's spectacular journey at Opera Bastille What would you do if you could turn back time and be young again? The desire for eternal youth is at the heart of Gounod's "Faust" and a new staging of it is being performed at the Paris' Opera Bastille. 25/03/2021
Now playing Next musica Sonya Yoncheva showcases her unique voice in a breathtaking performance "Many colours in me changed. I'm another woman, growing, changing every day” - Sonya Yoncheva puts on a stunning and unique performance in the "Met Stars Live in Concert". 11/03/2021
Now playing Next musica Cecilia Bartoli: A new artistic direction for the Opera de Monte-Carlo From 2023, the Italian mezzo-soprano, Cecilia Bartoli, will be the new artistic director of the Opera de Monte-Carlo, the first-ever woman to lead the opera house. 25/02/2021
Now playing Next musica Verdi’s Aida with Jonas Kaufmann keeps its magnificence whilst avoiding stereotypes Dutch director Lotte de Beer creates a new take on Verdi’s famous opera by using puppets and by taking a critical look at Europe’s 19th-century history during colonization. 18/02/2021
Now playing Next musica Previously unknown Mozart piece enthuses Mozart week Famous pianist, Seong-Jin Cho, gives the world premiere of a recently discovered Mozart piano solo, 'Allegro in D - K.626b/16, during Mozart week at the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation. 28/01/2021
Now playing Next musica La Scala's dreamlike night A unique opening of La Scala's new season reunites some of the most extraordinary artists of our time. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next musica "Silence, serenity and peace": Sir Bryn Terfel's Christmas message The Metropolitan Opera's pay per view online concerts make Christmas for music lovers across the globe with performances from operatic stars. Its online format is a solution to get musicians to their audiences and to remove the veil of darkness on opera houses during the pandemic. 17/12/2020