Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin (pictured) is the mythical tale of the mysterious Knight of the Grail.
Chopin's Nocturne in C Minor, Puccini's Un Bel Di and Beethoven's Symphony No 9 (Choral) are part of a repertory of Western classical music.
Exhibition reveals how the UK emerged into the modern era over 300 years.
Under the gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a gang of Gypsy refugees seeks asylum.
Now a New Yorker, Chinese pianist Wang Yuja enjoys making an annual encore in her hometown. 
Trans-Pacific harmonies
Li Liuyi, the director who coined the term 'pure drama' to bring people back to the essence of plays, presents the Chinese production of Antigone.
Some 11 leading galleries and art institutions from the Chinese mainland will attend the third annual Art Stage Singapore from Jan 24-27.
The 2012 West Lake International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition opens in the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.
The Xishuangbanna International Photo Expo opens in Jinghong, southwest China's Yunnan province, Nov 27, 2012.
"Mekong River (called Lancang in China) Basin National Culture and Arts Festival" opens in Jinghong city, southwest China's Yunnan province, Nov 27, 2012.
Visitors view photos at the awarded works exhibition of the 8th China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Nov 27, 2012.
Publicity chief of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday called on the country's folk artists to craft more quality works.
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