Hong Kong sees a suitably splendid end of the operatic world.

Vasily Petrenko kills two Russian birds with one Liverpudlian CD.

Sony’s Previn birthday box becomes a fitting memorial.

Saint-Saëns with American muscle and Gallic lyricism.

A Fledermaus caught on the wing offers many live pleasures.

Husband and wife summon up the necessary Puccinian passion.

From Russia with despair: Isserlis and Mustonen’s passions run the Soviet gamut.

Waters’ multiple personalities bring Stravinsky to life.

Ulisse completes this Monteverdian’s Monteverdi.

A sweetly sugared recital of 19th-century Finnish choral rarities.

Ancient and modern come together in perfect harmony.

Much ado about Armageddon, and from Down Under too.