A couple of Australian tenors will headline this years BBC Proms. Heldentenor Stuart Skelton will sing Florestan in Beethoven’s Fidelio, while Steve Davislim will play the titular Tito in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito.

Stretching over eight weeks and drawing together the best soloists, conductors, and orchestras from all over the world – and promising a raucous closing ceremony more like a party than an evening at the recital hall – the BBC Proms has unveiled an eclectic 2017 season. With a number of works marked by the political, this year’s selections look to be both timely and engrossing. For listeners in Australia, concerts are often available to stream from the BBC website and as in the past a fair number of performances will be broadcast on ABC Classic FM.

Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra open the season with Beethoven, Adams and the first of this year’s Proms commissions from rising British composer Tom Coult, St John’s Dance. Award-winning pianist Igor Levit is the soloist in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, while the BBC Proms Youth Choir will help mark Adams’ 70th birthday with a performance of Harmonium.

As is traditional,...