If the Met’s too much for you, consider these small-scale takes on new and rarely performed operas.

Austria may have its Strausses, Russia its Romantics, but much of this week’s liveliest music comes from south of the border.

Pleasure came from far-flung corners: Kings of the Dance outran its cheesiness, a movie recalled the odd genius of Glenn Gould, and London darling Angela Gheorghiu finally won over New York.

It’s that time of year when Johann Sebastian and friends overwhelm the schedule. Our best picks from the seventeenth-century bunch.

In a serious-minded genre, a little whimsy never hurts.

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