Glyndebourne’s annual semi-staged appearance at the BBC Proms in 2026 brings Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, a work that has not been heard at the Proms for nearly half a century. London audiences are perhaps not entirely familiar with it:

The Ludwigsburg Palace, located just north of Stuttgart, is one of the largest surviving Baroque palace complexes in Germany. With hundreds of rooms, sprawling courtyards, and expansive gardens, it offers a vivid glimpse into the world of eighteenth-century dukes and

The Work What a Production! Over seven hours of music, twenty singers, dozens of roles, and a bewildering succession of scenes: Antonio Cesti’s 1660s festa teatrale, Il pomo d’oro, was unambiguously the most fitting birthday present imaginable for the 50th

For four decades, the Bavarian spa town of Bad Kissingen has transformed every summer into a sanctuary for the world’s finest classical musicians. Founded against a backdrop of geopolitical tension and evolving into a UNESCO World Heritage cultural capital, the

We recently had a chance to catch up with composer Michael Zev Gordon, composer-in-residence at Presteigne Festival from August 27-31. Presteigne nestles at the heart of the Welsh Marches on the border between Wales and England, surrounded by beautiful, pristine

Do you feel like you’ve encountered too many classical music programs that seem like the “greatest hits?” Or those that comprise the “same ole same ole” trendy works with a dose of contemporary commissions without regard for how the works

Coastal History and the Festival’s Origins Long before flourishing as a favorite summer retreat for the Russian imperial court, Haapsalu carried its coastal geography in its very name—derived from the Estonian haab (“aspen”) and the archaic salu (“forested island”). For

The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, founded in 1927 and held every five years in Warsaw, is widely considered the most prestigious and important piano competition in the world. Every stage is uniquely devoted exclusively to the works of Frédéric