The Bulgarian soprano has played a panoply of strong women in her operas. She tells "Musica" what she likes so much about them.

The celebrated Peruvian tenor has picked up his guitar again to sing classic songs from his childhood.

In an exclusive Musica interview the Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez talks about his feelings.

The Canadian soprano excels in a role written for her.

The "muse" of several contemporary composers has once again brought a brand-new work to the stage, with Michael Jarrell's opera Bérénice" in Paris.

The great singer's dedication to promoting rising talent in the world's foremost Opera singing competition enters its 26th year, and the latest edition has revealed an exceptional female voice.

The Spanish singing style has its own special category at the great singer's Operalia competition.

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.

Acclaimed British director Keith Warner finally fulfills a life-long ambition to stage "Vanessa" by Samuel Barber, an opera with which he has a personal connection.

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

Soprano Nina Stemme and bass Rene Pape recount the profound effect Wagner's Parsifal had on them as performers

"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.

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.

"Die Fledermaus" is the multi-talented Rolando Villazón's sixth production as a stage director. "Musica" had the opportunity to film the piano rehearsal and get a glimpse behind the scenes.

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.

Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo talks about his pride of performing with prodigy Sonya Yoncheva, who makes her debut in 'Luisa Miller' at New York's Met Opera.

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