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Beauty under siege: a new <i>Siège de Corinthe</i> at the Rossini Opera Festival &copy; Amati Bacciardi
Beauty under siege: a new Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Amati Bacciardi
Mahler in the mountains: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Gstaad &copy; Menuhin Festival Gstaad | Raphael Faux
Mahler in the mountains: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Gstaad
© Menuhin Festival Gstaad | Raphael Faux
When Rossini meets Ponnelle: <i>L’occasione fa il ladro</i> at the Rossini Opera Festival &copy; Amati Bacciardi
When Rossini meets Ponnelle: L’occasione fa il ladro at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Amati Bacciardi
Nézet-Séguin brings an idiosyncratic Beethoven 9 to Saratoga &copy; Ironglass Productions | Jake Ritz
Nézet-Séguin brings an idiosyncratic Beethoven 9 to Saratoga
© Ironglass Productions | Jake Ritz
Rumble! A Berlioz Requiem to shake the soul at the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Rumble! A Berlioz Requiem to shake the soul at the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
From Marsalis to Barber, an all-American Prom from Gaffigan and the BBCSO &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
From Marsalis to Barber, an all-American Prom from Gaffigan and the BBCSO
© BBC | Mark Allan
Fizzing farce: <i>La scala di seta</i> revived at the Rossini Opera Festival &copy; Amati Bacciardi
Fizzing farce: La scala di seta revived at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Amati Bacciardi
Gustavo Dudamel steers the LA Phil on wild ride into Hell at the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Gustavo Dudamel steers the LA Phil on wild ride into Hell at the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Beth Taylor triumphs in her Edinburgh International Festival debut &copy; Andrew Perry
Beth Taylor triumphs in her Edinburgh International Festival debut
© Andrew Perry
Missy Mazzoli's <i>The Galloping Cure</i> receives eye-catching world premiere in Edinburgh &copy; Andrew Perry
Missy Mazzoli's The Galloping Cure receives eye-catching world premiere in Edinburgh
© Andrew Perry
The AI Ring’s final coup? <i>Götterdämmerung</i> at the Bayreuth Festival &copy; Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
The AI Ring’s final coup? Götterdämmerung at the Bayreuth Festival
© Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
A less familiar <i>Madama Butterfly</i> presented at Santa Fe Opera &copy; Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
A less familiar Madama Butterfly presented at Santa Fe Opera
© Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
On top form: Carlos Acosta’s Myths and Modern Masters in London
On top form: Carlos Acosta’s Myths and Modern Masters in London
Misty Copeland eyes a rich future for ballet: Joyce Theater Ballet Festival &copy; Michelle Reid
Misty Copeland eyes a rich future for ballet: Joyce Theater Ballet Festival
© Michelle Reid
404 Regie not found: <i>Das Rheingold</i> at the Bayreuth Festival &copy; Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
404 Regie not found: Das Rheingold at the Bayreuth Festival
© Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Bread and transfiguration: Messiaen’s <i>Saint François d’Assise</i> at the Salzburg Festival &copy; SF | Monika Rittershaus
Bread and transfiguration: Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise at the Salzburg Festival
© SF | Monika Rittershaus
Weber’s rarely heard <i>Oberon</i> convinces musically but fails dramatically &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Weber’s rarely heard Oberon convinces musically but fails dramatically
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
A triumphant revival of <i>Die Entführung aus dem Serail</i> at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Knight
A triumphant revival of Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Knight
WINNDance’s <i>Scirocco</i>: a fitting finale to the Biennale Danza 2026 &copy; Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
WINNDance’s Scirocco: a fitting finale to the Biennale Danza 2026
© Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott
<i>Tao of Glass</i>: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End &copy; Johan Persson
Tao of Glass: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End
© Johan Persson
Mrs Icarus has the last laugh in Brett Dean’s compelling song cycle at the Proms &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Mrs Icarus has the last laugh in Brett Dean’s compelling song cycle at the Proms
© BBC | Mark Allan
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s <i>The Car Man</i> at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
© Johan Persson
Beauty under siege: a new <i>Siège de Corinthe</i> at the Rossini Opera Festival &copy; Amati Bacciardi
Beauty under siege: a new Siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Amati Bacciardi
Mahler in the mountains: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Gstaad &copy; Menuhin Festival Gstaad | Raphael Faux
Mahler in the mountains: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Gstaad
© Menuhin Festival Gstaad | Raphael Faux
When Rossini meets Ponnelle: <i>L’occasione fa il ladro</i> at the Rossini Opera Festival &copy; Amati Bacciardi
When Rossini meets Ponnelle: L’occasione fa il ladro at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Amati Bacciardi
Nézet-Séguin brings an idiosyncratic Beethoven 9 to Saratoga &copy; Ironglass Productions | Jake Ritz
Nézet-Séguin brings an idiosyncratic Beethoven 9 to Saratoga
© Ironglass Productions | Jake Ritz
Rumble! A Berlioz Requiem to shake the soul at the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Rumble! A Berlioz Requiem to shake the soul at the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
From Marsalis to Barber, an all-American Prom from Gaffigan and the BBCSO &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
From Marsalis to Barber, an all-American Prom from Gaffigan and the BBCSO
© BBC | Mark Allan
Fizzing farce: <i>La scala di seta</i> revived at the Rossini Opera Festival &copy; Amati Bacciardi
Fizzing farce: La scala di seta revived at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Amati Bacciardi
Gustavo Dudamel steers the LA Phil on wild ride into Hell at the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Gustavo Dudamel steers the LA Phil on wild ride into Hell at the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Beth Taylor triumphs in her Edinburgh International Festival debut &copy; Andrew Perry
Beth Taylor triumphs in her Edinburgh International Festival debut
© Andrew Perry
Missy Mazzoli's <i>The Galloping Cure</i> receives eye-catching world premiere in Edinburgh &copy; Andrew Perry
Missy Mazzoli's The Galloping Cure receives eye-catching world premiere in Edinburgh
© Andrew Perry
The AI Ring’s final coup? <i>Götterdämmerung</i> at the Bayreuth Festival &copy; Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
The AI Ring’s final coup? Götterdämmerung at the Bayreuth Festival
© Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
A less familiar <i>Madama Butterfly</i> presented at Santa Fe Opera &copy; Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
A less familiar Madama Butterfly presented at Santa Fe Opera
© Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
On top form: Carlos Acosta’s Myths and Modern Masters in London
On top form: Carlos Acosta’s Myths and Modern Masters in London
Misty Copeland eyes a rich future for ballet: Joyce Theater Ballet Festival &copy; Michelle Reid
Misty Copeland eyes a rich future for ballet: Joyce Theater Ballet Festival
© Michelle Reid
404 Regie not found: <i>Das Rheingold</i> at the Bayreuth Festival &copy; Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
404 Regie not found: Das Rheingold at the Bayreuth Festival
© Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Bread and transfiguration: Messiaen’s <i>Saint François d’Assise</i> at the Salzburg Festival &copy; SF | Monika Rittershaus
Bread and transfiguration: Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise at the Salzburg Festival
© SF | Monika Rittershaus
Weber’s rarely heard <i>Oberon</i> convinces musically but fails dramatically &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Weber’s rarely heard Oberon convinces musically but fails dramatically
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
A triumphant revival of <i>Die Entführung aus dem Serail</i> at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Knight
A triumphant revival of Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Knight
WINNDance’s <i>Scirocco</i>: a fitting finale to the Biennale Danza 2026 &copy; Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
WINNDance’s Scirocco: a fitting finale to the Biennale Danza 2026
© Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood &copy; Hilary Scott
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott
<i>Tao of Glass</i>: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End &copy; Johan Persson
Tao of Glass: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End
© Johan Persson
Mrs Icarus has the last laugh in Brett Dean’s compelling song cycle at the Proms &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Mrs Icarus has the last laugh in Brett Dean’s compelling song cycle at the Proms
© BBC | Mark Allan
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s <i>The Car Man</i> at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
© Johan Persson
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