Aci by the River, London Handel Festival: this voyage up the Thames is exactly what opera needs
The Festival’s innovative production – led by three world-class singers – is underpinned by an unchanging commitment to musical excellence
The Festival’s innovative production – led by three world-class singers – is underpinned by an unchanging commitment to musical excellence
ACE’s analysis of UK opera has been heavily criticised but it’s true – as it says – that just a few companies use up the available subsidy
The new 115-page document on funding opera and music theatre proves the organisation has lost its way
In this radical rethinking, WNO’s director Olivia Fuchs has turned Tadzio and his family into aerial acrobats who float above the scene
Opera North's decision to pair Mascagni’s melodrama with Rachmaninov's lesser-known work is a masterstroke
Does it add up to much? Not necessarily. But Jonathan Dove’s crisply staged opera is nothing if not enjoyable mayhem
By 1958 she was the first female director to have three shows running in the West End, and she soon turned Beyond the Fringe into a huge hit
Thirty years after she first took on the role, the star soprano is as charismatic as ever even if her voice may not be quite what it was
Ahead of a hotly anticipated Katya Kabanova at Grange Park Opera, the acclaimed director talks about cancel culture and courting controversy
The musicians and singers downing tools in protest over funding cuts will only harm the institution they're trying to save
Nina Stemme and Karita Mattila star in Christof Loy’s thoughtful, subtle production of Strauss's tragedy at Covent Gardent
From Benjamin Britten to Bartok, our critic rounds up the best operas of the new year
English National Opera’s new home in the north is a fine cultural hub. Yet the reality may not match the scale of its ambitions
100 years after the soprano’s birth, Serena Davies recalls growing up with her opera-singer mother in a house filled with Callas recordings
Ian McMillan’s dialect-spiced libretto brought Figaro et al to Bradford, and some superbly versatile singing kept the comedy on track
The Bard of Barnsley is bringing flat vowels to Rossini's masterpiece - and he thinks his Uncle Charlie would have been proud
The work was never meant to be staged, but Oliver Mears’s excellently sung production for the Royal Opera makes a strong case for doing so
The Serbian artist’s self-obsession is transformed into a comment on fame in this remarkable tribute to the tortured operatic icon
The world-famous South African soprano muses on her glittering career – including King Charles III personally requesting her performance
As Marina Abramović's opera arrives in London, we look at how Salvador Dalí and others imposed their will – often with disastrous results