musica Kosky’s Orphée aux enfers: “visual and vocal pyrotechnics” in Salzburg This year marks the 200th anniversary of composer Jacques Offenbach's birth. To commemorate this, director Barrie Kosky has reinvented the artist's famous operetta - Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) - being performed at the Salzburg Festival until the 30th of August. 22/08/2019
USA Watch: Fans celebrate 50 years since Woodstock music festival The 1969 extravaganza, which happened on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, became one of the most significant counter-culture events in history. 16/08/2019
Good Morning Europe Woodstock fifty years on: legacy celebrated despite lack of official anniversary event Fifty years ago, the landmark Woodstock Festival was taking place in upstate New York. No official anniversary eventis taking place, but its legacy is commemorated in various ways including a new documentary. 16/08/2019
View The Edinburgh Fringe is white, middle class and elitist ǀ View While the Fringe is something Britain should be proud of, we must also recognise that a disproportionate number of the performers (and even the audience) will be white, middle class and wealthy. 16/08/2019
USA Watch: Woodstock album cover couple still together 50 years on "Just getting up in the morning, standing up, giving my girlfriend a hug. I don't even remember the picture being taken honestly," said Nick. 13/08/2019
Inspire Middle East Khalil Gibran musical The Broken Wings makes regional debut at Lebanon's Beiteddine Art Festival Lebanon’s iconic 19th century palace of Beiteddine, was the setting for the regional debut of The Broken Wings musical at the annual Beiteddine Art Festival. 09/08/2019
Inspire Middle East How is the Beitedinne Art Festival bringing tradition and youth culture together? The Beiteddine Art Festival is one of the most prestigious annual music festivals in the Middle East. 09/08/2019
France People demand #JusticeforSteve after French festival-goer's body found After the body of a man who went missing during a police operation at France's Fete de la Musique last month was found on Tuesday, people took to social media to demand answers. 30/07/2019
Ideas Attending a music festival this summer? Read our eco-friendly guide Our top tips will enable you to have a fun festival experience but leave behind a minimal trace. 27/07/2019
Cult The hottest acts of today and the past light up the stage in Portugal Euronews meets the headliners of NOS Alive festival and finds there really is an act for everyone. 16/07/2019
Ideas Pete the Monkey: A revolutionary eco music festival in France Europe's most sustainable music festival takes over Normandy with a fresh, green approach to recycling, water, energy and plastic on site! 16/07/2019
The Cube Hip-hop festival evacuated as nearby forest fire threatened revellers Police advised organisers to act after heavy winds threatened to push the blaze closer to the festival site on the island of Pag. 16/07/2019
USA Watch: Underwater music festival fills ocean with sound The musical performances were ocean-themed, filling the seas with 'Yellow Submarine', 'Fins' and the theme from Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'. 15/07/2019
musica The life and death experience of Mozart's Requiem at Festival Lyrique Siobhan Stagg sings soprano in Romeo Castellucci's production of Mozart's Requiem at the Festival Lyrique in Aix-en-Provence 11/07/2019
Ideas Tried and tested: Was Glastonbury Festival 2019 really plastic-free? I visited the UK's most iconic music festival that decided to ban plastic this year! Did they achieve their goal? 04/07/2019
The Cube Belgium festival cancelled on same day as event | #TheCube "We came in festival clothes and nothing else, so we couldn't go anywhere," a festival goer who travelled from the UK to Belgium told The Cube. 01/07/2019
United Kingdom Rapper Stormzy wears Banksy vest, delivers political Glastonbury show Stormzy's performance was hailed as a defining moment for British rap. 30/06/2019
Cult The Gnaoua Music Festival celebrated centuries of musical tradition The internationally renowned festival in Morocco fused together a range of genres including Gnaoua music - an ancient African Islamic repertoire of songs and rhythms. 26/06/2019
Ideas How to make the most of music festivals without harming the planet We've considered what you can pack from biodegradable glitter to plastic-free toothpaste to make your festival experience more eco-friendly. 21/06/2019
musica Salzburg’s ‘Heavenly Voices’ with Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky Voci celesti - 'Heavenely Voices' is dedicated to this year's edition to castrato voices who inspired Handel and many other Baroque composers. 'Alcina' also features on the bill of the Salzburg Summer Festival, where it will be performed between 8 - 18 August. The festival runs from 20 July - 31 Aug 13/06/2019
Outdoor World’s largest concert promoter says UK festivals to go plastic-free The top British festivals and venues leading the way to a more sustainable entertainment industry. 24/05/2019
no comment Eurovision superfans count down to final contest in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv counted down to the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 18) after a week of parties and protests 18/05/2019
Ideas The best green music festivals in Europe Our round-up of small and brilliant eco-friendly festivals across the continent. 15/04/2019
Austria Stomzy cancels Austria gig over 'racial profiling' incident The Brit Award-winning rapper said his manager and friends were "racially profiled", before being "targeted and aggressively handled" during a weapon search. 12/04/2019
no comment Meet the six-year-old that is one of the world's youngest DJs Better known as Arch Jnr, the six-year-old is often hired to play at different events, including concerts, private shows and festivals. 10/04/2019
no comment People from ethnic minorities celebrate traditional festival in Hainan Dancing, singing and drinking rice wine, people of ethnic minorities in south China's Hainan Province celebrated their traditional "Sanyuesan Festival" on Sunday. 08/04/2019
