Opera

A lavish and cruel guide to the art of loving, oozing Mozartian sensuality, and served up by Marc Minkowski.

Handel appropriates the opera form to express Christ’s Passion.

The ever-intriguing Mozart legend is served up here by a quartet in its prime.

One of the finest works in the Italian romantic repertoire by the performers of the Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni, and a top trio.

The St John Passion is the pinnacle of the religious repertoire and a work of towering emotions, performed here by Leonardo García-Alarcón and choreographer Sasha Waltz.

A late work by Rossini exuding comic lightness, but highlighting the elegance of the French spirit. A perfect role for Cyrille Dubois.

The Matthäus-Passion, or the pinnacle of Bach’s choral art, conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann.

A talented cast, a visionary interpretation by Olivier Py, and American conductor Karina Canellakis at the rostrum mean we will have a hit on our hands with this revival of Poulenc’s opera.

A magnificent trio of female vocalists take on this extraordinary portrait of a woman in love, which is one of the finest roles in Handel’s catalogue.

This work by Handel, suffused with prophecy and meditation, has acquired “hit” status in the sacred repertoire.

The last work by Monteverdi, the genius behind the invention of the modern opera form in all its theatrical richness.

A Christmas celebration organised by Jean-Christophe Spinosi is sure to be entertaining.

The other great “hit” of the sacred repertoire and some perfectly attuned neglected pieces. 

Don Giovanni, or the unique anti-hero immortalised by Mozart and Da Ponte, will be brilliantly served by Florian Sempey.

One of Handel’s last works performed by a world-class team including Pretty Yende, Ben Bliss, and Emmanuelle Haïm.

Persée by Lully, which is rarely performed, has all the ingredients of a monumental opera. Hervé Niquet has put together a fine team to bring this sleeping beauty back to life.

French opera at its peak with the pairing of Benjamin Bernheim and Marina Viotti.

The first opus of the Mozart-Da Ponte trilogy has all the ingredients of an operatic gem and remains as topical as ever.

A magnificent work by Brahms served up by the Radio France singers and musicians under the baton of Daniele Gatti.

A monumental work both in its form and duration, the Matthäus-Passion is the apogee of the Cantor of Leipzig’s choral work.

Power couple Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres in Handel’s sombre Jephtha.

A seminal work of German romanticism in which the supernatural and magic call the shots. 

Krzystof Warlikowski shares his vision for Der Rosenkavalier, a key work in Richard Strauss’s œuvre and in early twentieth-century opera repertoire

A rare biblical oratorio in English by Handel, which provides us with another opportunity to hear Ton Koopman and Jakub Józef Orliński.

The youthful work Mithridate already contains glimpses of the musician’s mature writing, both musically and dramatically.

All the tenderness and humour of Donizetti’s opera in a version adapted for a youth audience.

A great opera seria by Rossini served up by no less great a performer in the title role than Karine Deshayes.

This adventure in the exotic East is an entertainment served up with humour and flair by the music of the young Rossini and the virtuoso conducting of Julien Chauvin.