This September, soprano Nadine Sierra returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, nearly a decade after her debut in the role. She speaks about her early life, frustrations with...
Director Laura Attridge shares her unique process of directing and creating a script for Pergolesi's L'Olimpiade at Vache Baroque Festival
Composer William Gardner explores the history of prison in opera, introducing his new opera 'The Prison' for the Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival
Opera Now speaks to composer, Lliam Paterson about the world's first Sherlock Holmes opera
The second blog in our series collaborating with JAM on the Marsh festival's opera writing residency speaks to composers about the current climate for new opera in the UK
The US premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s opera The Listeners arrives in Philadelphia in September. She speaks about the opera and modern cult intrigue
Connected by a musical admiration and passion for community music-making, the classical celebrity couple soprano Sonya Yoncheva and conductor Domingo Hindoyan take stock as they celebrate 10 years of...
Opera Now raises the curtain on the 2024-25 season by exploring some of the key new productions to hit the world’s biggest stages
Magnus Johnston, renowned for his career in chamber music, was appointed the concertmaster at the Royal Ballet & Opera last autumn. He speaks about his early career with the Johnston String Quartet...
A new series hears from opera singers who have navigated mental health challenges in the industry
A new regular feature speaks with opera singers about a role they’re playing. We meet soprano Angel Blue to unpack the character of Floria Tosca
Tazewell Thompson shares the inspiration behind his opera Jubilee, mapping the experience of the revolutionary Fisk Jubilee Singers
The Italian-British Bass on his introduction to opera and how a shoulder injury changed the course of his life
The composer introduces her new work exploring grief as part of the Spitalfields Music Festival. Incorporating music, dance and recorded interviews, 'Me Without You' is about love, loss and survival,...
Evan Snyder and Hannah Hayden introduce their comic opera, following the story of two college students searching for a grandmother's casserole recipe and finding more than they bargained for
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