News & Features
Lise Davidsen cancels remainder of 2025
The Norwegian soprano has announced she is expecting twins later this year
Budgets, Buildings and Berlin: an uncertain future for the Komische Oper
Budget cuts in the operatic capital put the future of major companies at risk. We look at the story so far
Opera Europa to deliver 2025 European Opera Director prize
Applications are now open for the prize which will take place at Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Hermann Bäumer to become Music Director of the Prague State Opera
Zuzana Kadlčíková will also take over Chief Chorus Master of the Prague State Opera
Colin Matthews opera to open 2025 Aldeburgh Festival
The Suffolk-based festival sees a new opera from Matthews and tenor Allan Clayton as a featured artist
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Reviews
Handel: Orlando at Théâtre du Châtelet | Live Review
A musical triumph was watered down by visual clutter in Christophe Rousset's first Orlando
Mozart: Magic Flute in Wiener Staatsoper | Live Review
A muddled, disappointing evening for the Haus am Ring
Opinion
‘It's the end of the world as we know it... and I feel fine!': Ben Woodward on life amidst a fringe Ring Cycle
Ben Woodward writes honestly about the chaos, exhaustion and all-encompassing emotions of putting together Regents Opera's Ring cycle this February
A financial cliff-edge: saving Streetwise Opera
A opera company working in frontline homelessness settings, Martin Constantine and Rachael Williams from Streetwise Opera ask how we can move beyond short-term emergency measures for funding social...
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