Clive Paget recommends modern masterpieces from the Met, Rattle’s damnable Faust, and a seven-year-old Yo-Yo.

For week two, Clive Paget travels from his living room to New York, London, Berlin and back to Oz.

In the first week of our new series, Clive Paget highlights the pick of a bumper operatic crop to watch online.

The UK-based Australian soprano thought she'd recovered from COVID-19 then had to be rushed to hospital as she struggled to breathe. She shares her petrifying experience with honesty and humour.

Gergiev's hand on the tiller makes heavy weather of Girard's new Dutchman.

Lise Davidsen's debut excites, but Vasily Petrenko and Yusif Eyvazov also shine in Tchaikovsky's tale of terror.

Massenet's Manon may not pass #MeToo muster, but Lisette Oropesa shines as all the stars align.

Hui He soars as Minghella's thoughtful Butterfly, though all is not at ease down below.

David Robertson and a fine cast deliver a detailed reading of Gershwin's masterpiece that should silence naysayers.

The opera star, who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, has withdrawn following the dress rehearsal of Macbeth, which he considers his final performance on the Met stage.

A report by the Associated Press details extensive allegations made by nine women, spanning more than 30 years. Domingo has described the allegations as "inaccurate."

The Italian director and designer, renowned for his extravagant opera stagings, has passed away at age 96.