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BBC Proms 2012
Spotlight
First day of Proms booking breaks records.
BBC Proms 2012
Preview
Proms' Olympian Season has something for everyone.
Master Class
Vaudeville Theatre
Leaves you feeling richer and wiser.
Salzburg Festival 2012
Preview
The best way to escape the Olympics.
Wigmore Hall Learning
Preview
Something for everyone.
Les Arts Florissants
Preview
A rare chance to hear Monteverdi’s early style and output.
Wigmore Hall Live wins Gramophone’s
‘Label of the Year’
Spotlight
First ‘live’ label to win.
The Wigmore Hall/
Kohn Foundation Song Competition
Spotlight
Song contest at the Wigmore.
BBC Proms 2011
Preview
If it's Summer, it must be the Proms.
Helene Schneiderman
Interview
A mezzo with ambitions.
Freddy Kempf in Canterbury
Spotlight
Pianist returns to his home town for fund-raising concert.
Raymond Aceto
Interview
A quietly confident Banquo.
Glyndebourne Festival opens with a difference
Spotlight
Glyndebourne brings its unrivalled opera to a much wider audience.
Ekaterina Gubanova
Interview
“I am living my dream!”
Franz Liszt
Feature
An underappreciated genius?
Gabriel Prokofiev
Interview
21st Century Prokofiev discusses his latest projects.
Andrew Watts
Interview
The countertenor discusses his role in ENO's A Dog's Heart.
Henryck Górecki
Obituary
An appreciation of Henryck Górecki (1933-2010).
Dawn Upshaw
Interview
The American soprano on performing Kurtág's Kafka Fragments.
Iain Paterson
Interview
We talk to ENO's new Don Giovanni.
Ian Bostridge
Interview
We talk to Ian Bostridge about his new Handel project.
Classical Editor’s Choice
The week ahead in London
Melanie Eskenazi's selection of operas, concerts and recitals.
Hyperion at 30
Spotlight
Leading independent label celebrates 30 years.
Nino Machaidze
Interview
We talk to the rising star, Nino Machaidze, as she makes her Royal Opera House debut.
Helmut Lachenmann
Preview
Southbank Centre focuses on the work of a 21st Century master.
ENO 2010-11
Season Preview
English National Opera's Artistic Director John Berry on the forthcoming season.
Royal Opera 2010-11
Season Preview
A look ahead to Covent Garden's productions this season.
ENO news
News
ENO starts a new series of free events to engage new audiences.

Joseph Calleja
Interview
We caught up with rising Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja as he prepares to sing in Simon Boccanegra with the legendary Placido Domingo.
Mariusz Kwiecien
Interview
We chat to Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien as he prepares to sing his signature role of Count Almaviva at Covent Garden.
Eugenio De Rosa
Interview
Acclaimed Italian pianist Eugenio De Rosa talks to us about his life and influences on the eve of his recital at the Wigmore Hall.
Penny Woolcock
Interview
Acclaimed British film director Penny Woolcock returns to the Coliseum to direct The Pearl Fishers and tells us what's in store.
Wigmore's 110th Anniversary
Feature
We take a look at the embarrassment of riches that the Wigmore Hall is offering as part of its 110th season.
Aleksandra Kurzak
Interview
We caught up with Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak on the eve of her appearances as Fiorilla in Rossini's Il turco in Italia with The Royal Opera.
Emma Matthews
Interview
We talk to the Australian soprano about The Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Opera House.
Patricia Racette
Interview
We talk to the American soprano about her forthcoming ENO debut in Katya Kabanova.
JAM
Feature
The John Armitage Memorial trust celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with a series of concerts.
Alan Oke
Interview
We caught up with tenor Alan Oke as he prepares to reprise his acclaimed role of Gandhi in Glass' Satyagraha at ENO.
Sarah Tynan
Interview
We chat to rising opera star Sarah Tynan as she prepares to sing Adina in ENO's new production of The Elixir of Love.
Roberto Saccà
Interview
We talk to tenor Roberto Saccà as he returns to Covent Garden in Richard Jones' eagerly-anticipated staging of Prokofiev's The Gambler.
Antony Walker
Interview
We caught up with Australian-born maestro Antony Walker as makes his long overdue London debut with Lucia at ENO.
Kyle Ketelsen
Interview
American bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen discusses his career and his role debut as Nick Shadow in The Rake's Progress
Ainsley on Henze
Interview
On the eve of the UK premiere of Phaedra tenor John Mark Ainsley discusses his affinity with the stage works of Hans Werner Henze.
Barbican Greats
Feature
The first three months of 2010 see a whole host of great performers at the Barbican. Here's what to expect.
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    1. Glyndebourne: The Cunning Little Vixen
    2. Royal Opera: Falstaff
    3. Spotlight: BBC Proms 2012
    4. Barbican Theatre: Einstein on the Beach
    5. Preview: BBC Proms 2012
    6. Royal Opera: La bohème
    7. Barbican Hall: BBCSO/Pärt
    8. ENO: The Flying Dutchman
    9. Royal Festival Hall: Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim
    10. Barbican Hall: LSO/Davis
    11. Royal Opera: La fille du régiment
    12. Wigmore Hall: Paul Lewis
    13. Welsh National Opera: Béatrice et Bénédict
    14. Barbican Hall: Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra/Gergiev
    15. Barbican Hall: LSO/Bychkov
    16. Royal Opera: Rigoletto
    17. Royal Festival Hall: LPO/Coorey
    18. Royal Festival Hall: Goldsmiths Choral Union
    19. Royal Festival Hall: Philharmonia Orchestra/Maazel
    20. Barbican Hall: BBCSO/Davis
    21. Wigmore Hall: Boesch/Martineau
    22. Barbican Hall: LSO/Ticciati
    23. Royal Opera: Miss Fortune
    24. Queen Elizabeth Hall: OAE/Cummings
    25. Symphony Hall, Birmingham: CBSO/Nelsons/Kaufmann
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