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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

Musica

Puccini's gripping thriller 'Tosca' returns to Paris

It is one of the most dramatic thrillers in the history of opera, and now Giacomo Puccini's Tosca has returned to Paris.

Musica

Dreisig and Beczala, the irresistible couple in “Manon”

It is a career jump for Elsa Dreisig. For the first time, the Danish-French soprano and 2016 Operalia-winner is performing in Jules Massenet’s 'Manon' at the Zurich Opera House - together with star tenor Piotr Beczala.

Musica

Drama and excess in London with a devilishly good 'Faust'

It is the most epic and successful musical version of Goethe's masterpiece ‘Faust’. Written by French composer Gounod, it is currently being staged in London.

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Hungary

White cast of Hungarian opera asked to identify as African-Amerian

The Gershwin brothers had stipulated that their Porgy and Bess musical could only ever be performed by an all-black cast.

Musica

Sumptuous "La Traviata" charms La Scala with Plácido Domingo and Angel

Sumptuous opera "La Traviata" charms La Scala with Plácido Domingo and Angel Blue

Musica

Juan Diego Flórez and Olga Peretyatko: Vienna's tragic lovers

It's one of the delights of the bel canto-repertoire: Donizetti's opera “Lucia di Lammermoor”. Laurent Pelly creates a dreamlike and mysterious atmosphere at the Vienna Staatsoper . Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Flórez incarnate the tragic lovers in this edition of Musica.

World

Wagner’s The Valkyrie debuts in Abu Dhabi

Richard Wagner’s The Valkyrie was staged in the United Arab Emirates for the very first time. The performance was part of the Abu Dhabi Classics season, an initiative that brings international musical talent to the emirates.

Musica

Rolando Villazón and La Fura dels Baus mix Mozart and science fiction

Musica heads to Salzburg for Mozart Week (Mozartwoche), this year under the direction of tenor Rolando Villazón. The festival opened with the spectecular staging of Thamos, staged by the theatre company La Fura dels Baus.

Musica

Paris Opéra Bastille celebrates 30th anniversary

Russian director Dmitri Tcherniakov reimagines 'Les Troyens'

Musica

Mozart's The Magic Flute enchants Vienna

One of Mozart's most beloved operas - The Magic Flute - brings love, enchantment and comedy to Vienna for the festive season

Musica

"La Traviata": Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau star in New York

"Verdi's "La Traviata" is showing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York: under the musical direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Michael Mayer, Juan Diego Flórez makes his debut as the hapless Alfredo while Diana Damrau plays the tragic heroine Violetta.

Italy

Verdi's "Attila" opens La Scala season

Triumph for Chailly and Abdrazakov as audience warms to tale of fall of Rome.

Musica

Revival of Chéreau's legendary "Elektra" at La Scala

The opera house revived the famous production to mark the fifth anniversary of the director's death.

Musica

Sonya Yoncheva's "Medea" casts her spell on Berlin

In her 50th role, the Bulgarian soprano unites with Daniel Barenboim in an unforgettable opera.

Musica

Opera star Juan Diego Flórez returns to his roots in Latin America

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

Musica

Barbara Hannigan triumphs in new opera "Berenice" in Paris

The Canadian soprano excels in a role written for her.

Musica

Plácido Domingo's Operalia crowns rising stars

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.

Musica

Claudio Monteverdi's Baroque masterpiece explores sexual politics

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.

Musica

Barber's mysterious "Vanessa" enthrals at Glyndebourne

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.