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Zerlina holds sway as young professionals tackle Don Giovanni

Mozart with attitude as Da Ponte is updated to 2012

Proms go from the sublime to the ridiculous

And sometimes ridiculous can be even more fun than sublime

Grim fairy tale at Tête à Tête opera festival

Exploring the darker side of Rumpelstiltskin

Berlioz interrupts Beethoven and Boulez

Curious programming choices at the Proms

Fabulous Figaro as Glyndebourne returns to its roots

Seventh production in 78 years a visual and vocal treat

Covent Garden shows its worst face – and then what it does best

Misguided star-studded Bohème is followed by superlative Troyens

No place for boorish boos at sumptuous new Falstaff

Reaction to Rusalka should have remained a one-off protest

Don Giovanni goes to Heaven

Roles reversed as Mozart gets a gay makeover

Never mind the boos, it’s still worth fighting for a ticket

Musically spellbinding Rusalka as controversial production tends to overshadow Yannick’s debut

Toscanini and Heifetz set the highest of standards

Two more titans of the gramophone for our Hall of Fame