What followed is a 55-year love affair with classical music — branching out to discover greats like Brahms, Bruch, Mahler, Chopin, Copland, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Elgar as well as lesser known ...

French tenor Roberto Alagna, singing the role of Calàf, became ill after the second act. With no understudy available, Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera, took to the stage after ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Fall Preview Osvaldo Golijov’s Lorca-inspired opera comes to New York, and the pianist Igor Levit plays with the Cleveland Orchestra, among other ...

It was nearly 10 years ago that Five College Opera presented its last full production — but now, it’s back. Five College Opera will present “The Marriage of Figaro” (“Le Nozze di Figaro”) on Friday, ...

Now Parliament-Funkadelic is going orchestral. The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and ...

Welcome to the 2026 BBC Music Magazine Awards. The nominated recordings for the 2026 Opera Award are listed below. Duke ...

A new opera series is forming in Detroit amid the rapidly growing divide between contemporary and traditional opera lovers, and is throwing down the gauntlet for old-school opera with a classic ...

Orchestral, Opera, Chamber and more: vote now for your favourite classical music releases of 2025, in the 2026 BBC Music Awards ...

How is the classical music world changing? Looking back on a dizzying year, we pay particular attention to performers’ ...

“The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)” subverts expectations of the genre by making fun of classical composers typically featured in these concerts. The show, written by librettist Jeremy Denk ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...