The Semper Opera in the centre of the historic area of Dresden, close to the banks of the River Elbe, stands at the heart of Germany’s opera life. Close associations with Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner...

The Metropolitan Opera in New York city prides itself on bringing the world's greatest opera stars to it stage each season – with a performance every evening and a matinee every Saturday it's certainly the...

Prague boasts no less than three first-rate Opera Houses: the ornate and stately National Theatre which places emphasis on works by native Czech composers, the more intimate State Theatre, and the historic...

During the summer months, the vast Arena di Verona welcomes hundreds of thousands of people for the annual Opera Festival. There is really nowhere quite like it, a heady combination of spectacle,...