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Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new <i>Ariadne auf Naxos</i> at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
State Ballet of Georgia in <i>Swan Lake</i>: a few first night mishaps &copy; Katja Ogrin
State Ballet of Georgia in Swan Lake: a few first night mishaps
© Katja Ogrin
Riddles on the lake: Puccini Festival at Torre de Lago opens with a centennial <i>Turandot</i> &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Riddles on the lake: Puccini Festival at Torre de Lago opens with a centennial Turandot
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Semyon Bychkov brings a Czech perspective to The Cleveland Orchestra &copy; Yevhen Gulenko
Semyon Bychkov brings a Czech perspective to The Cleveland Orchestra
© Yevhen Gulenko
Mao Fujita makes LA debut in “forever young” Mozart at the Hollywood Bowl &copy; Elizabeth Asher for the LA Phil
Mao Fujita makes LA debut in “forever young” Mozart at the Hollywood Bowl
© Elizabeth Asher for the LA Phil
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> is a smash hit for Garsington &copy; Julian Guidera
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington
© Julian Guidera
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music &copy; Lucky Tang
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music
© Lucky Tang
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival &copy; Kevin Libal
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival
© Kevin Libal
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s <i>Sylvia</i> &copy; Elaina Francis
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia
© Elaina Francis
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s <i>The Merry Widow</i> &copy; Carlita Sari
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow
© Carlita Sari
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Royal Opera revival of <i>La Fille du régiment</i> delights with fresh fizz &copy; RBO | Tristram Kenton
Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz
© RBO | Tristram Kenton
<i>Sons of Echo</i>: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto &copy; Andrea Boni
Sons of Echo: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto
© Andrea Boni
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s <i>Requiem</i> opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival &copy; Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s Requiem opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival
© Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A midsummer Christmas delight: <i>La bohème</i> at Covent Garden &copy; RBO | Ian Hippolyte
A midsummer Christmas delight: La bohème at Covent Garden
© RBO | Ian Hippolyte
20 years of <i>Giulio Cesare</i>: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin &copy; Nancy Jesse
20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin
© Nancy Jesse
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life &copy; Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life
© Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style &copy; Alice Blangero
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style
© Alice Blangero
A revelation in Aix: <i>Die Frau ohne Schatten</i> from Kosky and Mäkëla &copy; Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
A revelation in Aix: Die Frau ohne Schatten from Kosky and Mäkëla
© Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme <i>Vibrations</i> &copy; Julien Benhamou
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme Vibrations
© Julien Benhamou
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new <i>Ariadne auf Naxos</i> at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
State Ballet of Georgia in <i>Swan Lake</i>: a few first night mishaps &copy; Katja Ogrin
State Ballet of Georgia in Swan Lake: a few first night mishaps
© Katja Ogrin
Riddles on the lake: Puccini Festival at Torre de Lago opens with a centennial <i>Turandot</i> &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Riddles on the lake: Puccini Festival at Torre de Lago opens with a centennial Turandot
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Semyon Bychkov brings a Czech perspective to The Cleveland Orchestra &copy; Yevhen Gulenko
Semyon Bychkov brings a Czech perspective to The Cleveland Orchestra
© Yevhen Gulenko
Mao Fujita makes LA debut in “forever young” Mozart at the Hollywood Bowl &copy; Elizabeth Asher for the LA Phil
Mao Fujita makes LA debut in “forever young” Mozart at the Hollywood Bowl
© Elizabeth Asher for the LA Phil
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> is a smash hit for Garsington &copy; Julian Guidera
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington
© Julian Guidera
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire at the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music &copy; Lucky Tang
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music
© Lucky Tang
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival &copy; Kevin Libal
A starry night for Itzhak Perlman at Blossom Music Festival
© Kevin Libal
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s <i>Sylvia</i> &copy; Elaina Francis
Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia
© Elaina Francis
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s <i>The Merry Widow</i> &copy; Carlita Sari
Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow
© Carlita Sari
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival &copy; Kaupo Kikkas
Neeme Järvi and his orchestra of young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival
© Kaupo Kikkas
Royal Opera revival of <i>La Fille du régiment</i> delights with fresh fizz &copy; RBO | Tristram Kenton
Royal Opera revival of La Fille du régiment delights with fresh fizz
© RBO | Tristram Kenton
<i>Sons of Echo</i>: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto &copy; Andrea Boni
Sons of Echo: a new direction for male dance stars thrills in Spoleto
© Andrea Boni
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s <i>Requiem</i> opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival &copy; Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A compelling lesson in listening: Henze’s Requiem opens Siena’s Chigiana International Festival
© Roberto Testi, courtesy of Accademia Chigiana
A midsummer Christmas delight: <i>La bohème</i> at Covent Garden &copy; RBO | Ian Hippolyte
A midsummer Christmas delight: La bohème at Covent Garden
© RBO | Ian Hippolyte
20 years of <i>Giulio Cesare</i>: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin &copy; Nancy Jesse
20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar’s production revived at Deutsche Oper Berlin
© Nancy Jesse
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The many faces of Abraham Lincoln: Philip Glass’ new symphony premieres at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life &copy; Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
Colin Currie Group brings the mystical world of Steve Reich to life
© Dan John Lloyd, courtesy of Bold Tendencies
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style &copy; Alice Blangero
40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: celebrating in style
© Alice Blangero
A revelation in Aix: <i>Die Frau ohne Schatten</i> from Kosky and Mäkëla &copy; Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
A revelation in Aix: Die Frau ohne Schatten from Kosky and Mäkëla
© Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2026 | Monika Rittershaus
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme <i>Vibrations</i> &copy; Julien Benhamou
Paris Opera Ballet leaves the audience buzzing with their mixed programme Vibrations
© Julien Benhamou
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