PUT3921590: Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinettist / Bridgeman Images

PUT3921594: Emil Schipper, Austrian baritone as Wolfram in Tannhauser / Bridgeman Images

PUT3921595: Isidor Philipp, Hungarian born French pianist and teacher / Bridgeman Images

MOX3921617: Christa Ludwig in role as Octavian n Richard Strauss''s opera Der Rosenkavalier (premiered in 1911) / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921626: Spanish Gypsies dancing in the street / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921627: BOLERO - couple dancing holding castanets while musician plays guitar / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921634: John Gielgud in title role as Hamlet in 1934 / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921635: Georges Thill, French Tenor, as Gerald in Lakme by Léo Delibes / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921644: INSTR - EARLY - LUTE man in 16thC costume playing 9-course lute Renaissance / Bridgeman Images

MJN3921648: MUTI, Riccardo caricature by J Minnion Italian conductor b, Minnion, John (b.1949) / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921655: 16th century Flemish Tapestry - showing trumpet player & Lute player grotesque / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921660: Crumhorn players in 16th century costume / Bridgeman Images

BPF3921665: Sir Michael Kemp Tippett - portrait of English composer, June 1978 / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921666: English Renaissance Consort or ensemble of musicians with 3 recorders (ATB) and singer, playiong consort songs 16th century / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921668: Antonio Scotti as Scarpia in Puccini's 'Tosca' / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921671: Girl in 16th century costume holding a harp Re enactment / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921674: Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly; 6th June 1900 Puccini saw this play in London with Evelyn Millard and got the idea for the opera Madame Butterfly / Bridgeman Images

BPF3921678: Ian Bostridge during rehearsal in 2000 at Aldeburgh / Bridgeman Images

MJN3921680: Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH with Sergei PROKOFIEV Schostakowitsch with Soviet flag, Minnion, John (b.1949) / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921688: Titlepage of Luis MILÁN's 'El Maestro… / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921696: Enrico Caruso - the Italian tenor in Giacomo Puccini / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921698: Panpipes bound together with animal hide / Bridgeman Images

BPF3921704: Janet Baker, at Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh 1977 by Nigel Luckhurst / Bridgeman Images

FLL3921719: Christa Ludwig in 1968 German soprano / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921721: Giannina Arangi-Lombardi - profile portrait of the Italian soprano / Bridgeman Images

FLL3921726: BOULEZ, Pierre - portrait - 1969 French composer and conductor b / Bridgeman Images

FLL3921734: GIULINI, Carlo Maria - conducting from score, 1969 in rehearsal Italian Conductor / Bridgeman Images

FLL3921737: Osmo Vänskä - portrait of the Finnish conductor, conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, his baton / Bridgeman Images

FLL3921738: Osmo Vänskä - portrait of the Finnish conductor, conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with his hands / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921742: Wagner / Bridgeman Images

FLL3921746: Osmo Vänskä - portrait of the Finnish conductor, conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with his hands At a rehearsal for the Proms 2000 / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921751: Giacomo Puccini 's opera Turandot with Eva Turner as Turandot(photo), Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921755: Camilla Rota - signed portrait of the Italian soprano, first half of 20th century / Bridgeman Images

BRQ3921757: Oberon WEBER / Bridgeman Images

FTL3921774: Igor Stravinsky, 1907 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

LEQ3921778: Man playing serpent, wind instrument from late 16th century / Bridgeman Images