Daniel Harding, a conductor and Air France pilot, is named the LA Philharmonic's new music director.
Phillip Thomas, from the Northampton Opera Group, says without them the art form is "dead".
Children from Meynell Primary School in Southey Green are performing at the Crucible Theatre.
Paisley Opera are currently undertaking an ambitious production of Carmen while trying to show the art form does not have to be posh.
A group of young people describe working on a major stage production by the English National Opera.
The British operatic soprano recently told the BBC of her terminal cancer diagnosis.
The study will explore the benefits of double implants for adults, says NHS hospital.
Opera singers surprise primary school kids in Yeovil.
Residents of a care home in Poole will be treated to performances from professional musicians from the BSO.
