Non-profit organisation that facilitates informal playing and singing by people of all ages, nationalities and playing standards with 5,400 members.

Digest of Arts News from around the world, by some of the best writers around.

Great resource about all things ballet: performance, companies, dancers, interviews and following interesting ballet topics around social media channels.

Main opera company site with programme and tickets

UK blog, with lots of interesting articles

US blogger, Jason Heath, who writes about being on the road, very funnily.

A meander across the world's classical and opera venues, interspersed by an English country life, written by a well respected critic from BBC Radio 3.

Blog by author and journalist Jessica Duchen, who is the UK Independent's Classical Music critic

Uk female blogger with an enjoyable chatty style.

General articles, news, comment

Top of the bloggers, USA based critic and author of "The Rest is Noise", highly recommended book on 20th century music.

The website of the foundation set up to promote the musical legacy of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears: extensive information about their music.

For all those who love Bruckner's music, the site has information about concerts, reviews, Bruckner score information and a quarterly journal.

Forum site (in German) for classical music in general but particularly the music of Anton Bruckner.

Blog by Ben, a 26 year old living in Ithaca, New York State. He's newly into classical so his blog is of interest if you're trying to get into it too.

Blogger with a thoughtful and interesting world view who has a particular interest in song and opera.

US-based general resource/portal site with a lot of information in different categories.

Orchestra main website including concert calendar and details of events at the Rudolfinum

An invaluable resource for those who love choral and organ music which also has a clickable map with details of all cathedrals, ancient Foundations and college chapels in the British Isles.

A great resource for choirs and people thinking of joining a choir, with an excellent facility to search by area.

Writes on the future of classical music. Very thoughtful. Give it some time...

If you've ever wanted to find out about the concerts which have taken place, the Royal College of Music has compiled information for you. A fascinating look at historical programmes across the UK from the eighteenth century to the present day.

Promotional pages for composers and performers

Database of texts for all sorts of classical songs in many languages.

A recommended site for reviews of live performance and recordings with intelligent and interesting commentary.

Long standing web marketing agency based in Paris, with several classical music clients

Blog site from "a young American woman living in Milan" with masses of gossip and pictures about opera.

Community site for opera fans: includes podcast, reviews and articles.

Listing site with events in Plymouth and the surrounding area.

The main opera and ballet company and Czech, with a very large number of performances each year.