Wales' flagship company may be Welsh National Opera, but there is plenty of other flourishing operatic activity. WNO has won a reputation as one of the world's greatest opera companies. It attracts ...

The German cleric who sparked the Reformation - and profoundly changed Europe – saw music as a divine gift. He almost certainly didn’t say ‘Why should the devil have all the best tunes?’, but he ...

Wagnerites rejoice! Parsifal and the climax of Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed Ring cycle are in the pipeline. The director of opera talks about scoring a bullseye, the storms that rocked last season – and h ...

Best opera and music concerts to book for 2021, from classical to jazz shows Our critics pick the best of this summer's musical offerings, from Opera North's Fidelio to Liam Gallagher at Reading and ...

Garsington Opera’s new production of Handel’s Rodelinda has it all – it’s a feast of glorious singing, brilliant production and the most accomplished orchestral performance you could ever hope to hear ...

A study claims to have identified the ‘happiest’ music fans – and up top, are jazz lovers. For the study, two million Reddit comments from the subreddits of 27 different music genres were analysed, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The last time I stood outside the music director’s office at the Royal Opera House in London, the sound of a ...

Opera and ballet have hit the headlines recently, thanks to Oscar-nominee Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about the relevance of the artform. The comments came during a CNN/Variety chat back in ...

James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a 20-year run that will have spanned half the company’s history Wednesday 13 March 2024 ...

There is a considerable wealth of classical music and opera in Wales. The popular perception of a tradition of the harp and the male voice choir is a long way from the 21st century reality of a ...