Claudia Pritchard

A poet fails in love over and over again in Offenbach's opera, in a new production by Damiano Michieletto

Superb singing lifts a somewhat elaborate new production of Benjamin Britten's chilling ghost story

Revival of a layered production of Beethoven's only opera, in which inaction is as visible as action itself

An Italian tale of love and betrayal unfolds in a busy village, in Mascagni's searing opera, staged by a unique company

Best Concerts and Opera in October

One wife has a sneaky cigarette, the other a lover, in an all-Italian double bill about marriage

A matchless production of Puccini's most dramatic opera has dynamic soprano Angel Blue in the title role

Very welcome return of a stylish, Sixties-set production of Puccini's most theatrical opera features oustanding performances all round

A new production of Bizet's opera pits an independent woman against an oppressive regime

Exciting new productions of Tchaikovsky, Wagner and a new Mark-Anthony Turnage opera head the field. Booking opens 9AM, Wed 10 July

Marvel at Beethoven from memory, join the CBeebies children's choir or cross the Atlantic in music. It's all in the annual orchestral and choral feast

A thrilling new cast renews a fine production of Donizetti's tragic opera

Mini-skirts, psychedelic prints, baked beans.... For 11 heady years, it was all go at Biba. And in the East End, workrooms kept London dressed

Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is exceptional in the title role of Bizet's opera, but what's the Duchess of Alba doing here?

A highly entertaining small-scale staging of Rossini's comic opera is as theatrical as it is musical

An interactive experience among inflatables large and small

Best concerts and opera in March and for Easter

Another great revival of Puccini's masterpiece, set in the dangerous Rome of 1800

The Handmaid’s Tale, English National Opera review

La Bohème, Royal Opera House review