"Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini" had been on display in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome as part of a loan. Now, it's part of the palace's permanent collection ...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat is simply brilliant — and so was Upper Valley Baroque’s performance Saturday afternoon at ...

NICOLINI ON STAGE on Signum Classics. The album explores the repertoire of the famed castrato Nicolini. The recording features the Academy of Ancient Music and soprano Mary Bevan.

Returning to the Metropolitan Opera this month, the Italian classic uses the lilting three-beat form as a unifying element in its tragic drama of a woman’s struggle with Parisian polite society.

Is opera dying? Do people care? What does it need to survive? Where will new audiences come from? Our experts assess the state of opera in the UK.

Sophie Coulombeau is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York, and her Essay looks at the writings of this man of letters, whose compositions have recently been recorded for the first time by the ...

Renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo has said she hopes to "share the love" she has received through music as she marks the 40th anniversary of her stage debut.

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio in one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork.

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents special musical guests for a performance featuring three centuries of variations ...

Italy is having a moment again this year. Between the buzz from the Winter Olympics in Milan and the constant stream of ...

Chanda VanderHart talks to the American tenor about his Tristan debut at the Met, his love for Vienna and Otto Schenk, and the incredible scope of his repertoire.

Grammy-nominated mandolinist Avi Avital and premier historically informed ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale ...