From 2 to 5 June takes place the prestigious Salzburger Festspiele Pfingsten with some of the highest highlights of the season as this production of Handel’s Ariodante starring splendid artistic director of the Festival, Cecilia Bartoli in the title-role (2 & 5 June)

One of the greatest chamber ensemble, the Trio Wanderer performs on 27 Mai at Montpellier’s salle Pasteur a Rachmaninov, Dvořák & Schubert programme

Great conductor Herbert Blomstedt who will turn 90 in July, received the Leipzig’s Medal of Honour, the city where he was Principal Conductor of renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Happy Birthday Maestro, Claudio Monteverdi is born 450 years ago

The 95th Festival dell’Arena di Verona opens its doors on 23 June with six opera productions this season 2017, Verdi’s Nabucco, Rigoletto and Aida (the historic and the modern production), Puccini’s Madama Butterfly & Tosca and also two galas, one with the satr of the ballet Roberto Bolle and one with great Plácido Domingo

From 7 June to 14 July, legendary Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème is performed at Teatro alla Scala de Milano starring beautiful soprano Ailyn Perez as Mimì (on 30 juin ; 3, 5, 10 juillet) and Sonya Yoncheva (on 7, 10, 13, 15, 20 juin ; 14 juillet) overwhelming in one of her […]

In August, all fans will attend Wagner’s masterpiece Parsifal at Sydney Opera House (on 9, 12 & 14) starring fantastic tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Parsifal (apparently, some tickets remain available)

Great pianist Murray Perahia concludes the recital season of the Paris’ Philharmonie Grande salle Pierre Boulez, on 22 June with a nice Bach, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven programme.

Superb vocal ensemble Vox Luminis conducted by Lionel Meunier performs on 30 May in the ideal set of Paris’ Oratoire du Louvre, Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien and Bach’s motets

Major event for all opera lovers, on 20 June, one of the greatest young Monteverdi specialist, conductor Leonardo García Alarcón conducts the Chœur de Chambre de Namur and the Cappella Mediterranea at Festival de Saint-Denis to perform l’Orfeo, Monteverdi’s masterpiece!