Discover classical music worldwide

Find the great masterpieces of the repertoire in the most prestigious concert halls and opera houses...

Music & Opera guides you to these most iconic operas and ballets.

Find out what operas and ballets are scheduled around the world this season by searching by work, and book your tickets!

But what is a work of classical music?

Music has been present everywhere and since the dawn of time. The term classical music is used to designate a type of music from the past, as opposed to the music of everyday life, variety or pop that we hear on every medium. Classical music is often associated with scholarly music, because it was composed by artists who mastered the techniques of composition, orchestration or simply music theory. This preconceived notion persists, but it needs to be overcome, because of all the arts, music touches the senses directly, without any need for intellectualization.

Where can I listen to classical music?

You don't need to know music theory to appreciate a work by Bach, Mozart, Ravel or Puccini. The great composers of classical music have given us immortal pages that are best appreciated on record, but even better in a concert hall or opera house. The great halls of classical music are often places of history, but not only. The Philharmonie de Paris and the Oslo Opera House rival Vienna's Musikverein and the Palais Garnier. Acoustics are a major factor in really enjoying the unique moment offered by a performance. Concerts, operas and ballet performances are played all over the world, driven by the sublime harmony of music.

What are the genres of classical music?

Classical music encompasses several genres, the best-known being opera, concert and ballet. Tchaikovsky's great masterpieces can be heard at the ballet, but also at the concert, with the dance predominating on stage and the music belonging to the orchestra at the concert. As for operas, there are so many famous works that music lovers can attend several performances of the same work in the course of a lifetime. Opera stagings and, above all, the first-rate artists who perform them, always renew the approach to classical music. Even today, contemporary creation keeps operas, ballets and concerts alive.

All that's left to do is book your tickets for a performance and enjoy the delights of these immortal masterpieces.

Find the world's greatest classical music, opera and ballet performances.

To guide you, we offer a selection of opera and ballet performances during the international season.

Now all you have to do is choose and book your tickets!