Scotsman.com — Tobias Ringborg has a knack for getting his own way, and with a blank slate to work on, his new production of Rigoletto for Scottish Opera should be all-conquering more info

Guardian Music — There are all sorts of outdoor events to choose from this summer, be it gig, classical concert, film showing or theatre productionFilm4 Summer Screen, London From 27 July-7 August, the courtyard at Somerset House will host cinema evenings on an open-... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, London"Oh, shit," Juan Diego Flórez remarked after a memory lapse caused him to screw up an aria from Rossini's Messa di Gloria. Flórez, for many, has always been Mr Squeaky-Clean, and to say he swears is a bit like saying that... more info

Guardian Music — Damrau/Flórez/Lucic/Dresden Strate Opera Chorus/Dresden Staatskapelle/Luisi(Virgin Classics)Recorded in Dresden in 2008, Nikolaus Lehnhoff's production of Rigoletto is a ferocious, if uneven affair, that awkwardly positions the opera between religio... more info

Guardian Music — (Sony)No fewer than 10 portraits of the handsome Vittorio Grigolo adorn the sleeve and notes of this showcase CD, suggesting that this is merely a vehicle for a pin-up with a penchant for Puccini, but young Vittorio Grigolo has a flexible, sweet-tone... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House, LondonDavid McVicar's angry, explicit production of Verdi's Rigoletto ranks among his most disquieting achievements, though it hasn't always been evenly cast since its premiere in 2001. This latest revival, however, restores its in... more info

Guardian Music — Grigolo/ Teatro Regio Orchestra Parma/ MorandiVittorio Grigolo is best known to UK audiences as the handsome tenor who stole the show from Anna Netrebko in the Royal Opera's production of Manon, and then made an insidiously attractive Duke in the rec... more info

Guardian Music — Hungarian bass best known for Duke BluebeardThe Hungarian bass László Polgár, notable for his outstanding interpretation of the saturnine antihero in Bartók's opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, has died unexpectedly at the age of 63. From the time of... more info

Guardian Music — Glyndebourne, East Sussex; Royal Albert Hall, London; Tewkesbury AbbeyA "definitive opera production"? The very words chill the heart, freighted with intimations of mortality. However much one likes an approach – Richard Jones's outstanding drab 19... more info

Guardian Music — Where to go for your online culture fixustream.tv A specialist streaming site (think YouTube for live events) that is mostly rubbish, and hard to search, but still holds many nuggets of the unexpected – as well as a few mainstream music gigs.secon... more info