Christian Thielemann and Daniel Froschauer headline the Musikverein in Vienna

Claudio Monterverdi's Baroque masterpiece L'incoronazione di Poppea explores sexual politics and naked ambition, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role and Kate Lindsey as Emperor Nero, at the Salzburg Festival.

A dark story full of secrets: "The American composer Samuel Barber won for his first opera "Vanessa" the Pulitzer Prize. The masterpiece from the 1950s is now on stage at the Glyndebourne Festival.

The composer's intense, complex masterpiece opened the Munich Opera Festival at the Bavarian State Opera with a stellar cast

"Falstaff" is a Verdi for opera buffs providing a visionary look into the next century. On the stage of the Royal Opera House in London, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel stars as the tragicomical hedonist - in a production by the Canadian Robert Carsen.

He is among the most innovative and versatile clarinetists of our time: Martin Fröst. He presented his new project "Retrotopia" in Stockholm, where he acts as a soloist and conductor.

Andreas Homoki's production of La Forza del Destino, The Force of Destiny, runs at the Zurich Opera House until the end of June

150 years ago, the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini died. In his honour, Salzburg's Whitsun Festival presented the opera buffa 'L'Italiana in Algeri' amongst other works of his era.

“Die Fledermaus” is the epitome of Viennese operetta. Strauss' lighthearted masterpiece is staged by none other than star tenor Rolando Villazón. At the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, his extravaganza takes us on a journey from the 19th century to the future.

The brilliant Chinese pianist has delighted audiences by performing Rachmaninov's 4th piano concerto with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin

At New York's Met Opera, experienced tenor Plácido Domingo offers a stunning performance in "Luisa Miller" by Verdi, alongside his wonderful prodigy Sonya Yoncheva.

The Monty Python co-founder casts his spell over an extraordinary production of "Benvenuto Cellini"

From New York to Buenos Aires via Mexico City: The Vienna Philharmonic and maestro Gustavo Dudamel enthuses audiences on their Americas tour, overcoming borders through music.