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A poet fails in love over and over again in Offenbach's opera, in a new production by Damiano Michieletto
Carols and seasonal favourites, Handel's Messiah and operas to raise the spirits add up to a bumper package this year
Jonathan Miller's New York-set production of Verdi's tragic tale speaks to a new generation of opera-goers
English National Opera launches its new season with three productions, the Royal Opera stages Bernstein rarities, and the piano gets its own festival
From Mozart to Tchaikovsky to Bernstein, the ups and downs of couples in love find voice in a season of classics. Booking opens at 9AM on Wed 10 July
A matchless production of Puccini's most dramatic opera has dynamic soprano Angel Blue in the title role
Giordano's most popular opera is revived with an impressive cast, as Covent Garden's music director bows out
Lots of Puccini in the year that marks the centenary of his death, plus Verdi, Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Britten and more
Country house opera, memorable concerts, and the entire BBC Proms make up a soundtrack for the sun
Exciting new productions of Tchaikovsky, Wagner and a new Mark-Anthony Turnage opera head the field. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 10 July
The mezzo-soprano on dying for a living, loading up on carbs and housework in the early hours
An exciting new production of Carmen, an evening with author Kate Atkinson, and musical fun for the family
Music by Bach for Easter, comedy and tragedy at the opera, and Peter and the Wolf for all the family
Opera searches for love and meaning, while Vauxhall unwinds with music for all ages
A London debut, plus opera by Puccini and Strauss – and at the cinema
It's a big year for Puccini opera and for rising stars, with music for every taste
Our top 10 artists and events in a challenging year for music and musicians
Handel's Messiah dominates the month's great music, but there is also Bach, passionate Italian opera and a German fairy tale
Healing music for a troubled world, a new symphony by Joan Armatrading and an opera film night
London's finest orchestras launch their 2023/234 seasons in style, and in the opera house there is a rush of great classics
An exciting new opera, unmissable Proms, and a Gilbert and Sullivan to lighten the mood
Booking opens 13 May for the world's biggest music festival. Gorge on romantic Rachmaninov and get ahead with new works. Proms are live on BBC Radio 3; some are televised
Our pick of the BBC Proms, the greatest music festival in the world, plus a new opera for all the family at Opera Holland Park
London's own opera festival opens at Opera Holland Park, Paddington Bear goes classical, and New Yorkers come to town
The country house opera season begins, London goes baroque, and there's a last chance to catch English National Opera's big hit, Blue
Out of town or just up the road, opera from May to August is a perfect fit with gardens, picnics and mingling
Highly-praised film Tár has put women conductors into the spotlight. Here are just a few, at work in London shortly. Make a date, and maybe take a daughter too...
Stirring opera with world-class artists, the powerful music of home and exile, and fun for children
In another bumper year for outstanding musicianship, singers and players seemed to reach ever greater heights. Here is the Culture Whisper pick of people and events
The Christmas story is told in grand choruses and virtuosic solos, sung by the finest artists and with thrilling instrumental playing
Puccini's brave heroine speaks for 21st-century women, says soprano Sinéad Campbell-Wallace, who has played the role four times
Music, theatre, visual arts and dance were the richer for the patronage of Queen Elizabeth II, who has died, aged 96