Rossini Opera Festival 2027 – two new productions: La donna del lago and Tancredi
As the 2026 Rossini Opera Festival opened at Pesaro, the Festival announced its plans for 2027.
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Interview: Leone Magiera – Pavarotti and me, by the man who conducted his first and last performances
Leone Magiera, the pianist and conductor, now 92, reflects on life with his dearest friend, Luciano Pavarotti.
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Review: Tao of Glass – a collaboration by composer Philip Glass and director Phelim McDermott
Matthew Paluch sees Tao of Glass – Phelim McDermott is a brave maker/performer, and he’s certainly putting himself out there in Tao.
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Interview: Elena Moșuc – performing with sincerity, maturity and deep respect
Graham Spicer talks with Elena Moșuc after her latest debut in the notoriously difficult role of Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco.
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Luciano Pavarotti House Museum – remembering the singer and the man
Just outside Modena, near where Luciano Pavarotti was born, is the Casa Museo Luciano Pavarotti, the house he built and opened to the public in 2015.
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Interview: Rosalind Plowright looks back on her 50-year career
Rosalind Plowright looks back at her 50-year career with Paul Arrowsmith before a run as Ulrica in Un ballo in maschera at Opera Holland Park from 25 July.
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Fondo Niccolò Piccinni presents the Garda Festival 2026
The Garda Festival runs from 24 July until 1 August on or near the shores of the great Italian lake. All events are free.
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Spoleto Festival concludes, broadening audience’s tastes while reaching an all-time box office record
The 69th record-breaking edition of the Spoleto Festival, the first under the leadership of the new Artistic Director Daniele Cipriani, draws to a close this evening.
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An unpublished ‘Dixit’ by Donizetti has been discovered in the library of a seminary in Bergamo
An unpublished work by the young Gaetano Donizetti, consisting of four pages, sets to music the text of Psalm 110, Dixit Dominus.
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Review: Jakub Józef Orliński’s debut recital brings La Scala to its feet
Graham Spicer sees Jakub Józef Orliński and Michał Biel make their debut at La Scala in a first-rate programme rewarded by a standing ovation.
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Where Worlds Converge: the rich history and modern renaissance of the Spoleto Festival
26 June to 12 July 2026, the 69th Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto: the first edition led by the new Artistic Director Daniele Cipriani.
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La Scala’s 2026-2027 Opera Season announced
La Scala announces its 2026-2027 Opera Season with 13 titles. It is Myung-Whun Chung’s first season as Music Director.
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Felicity Lott – a personal remembrance
A personal tribute to a marvellous woman and singer from various encounters over forty years.
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Preview: Riccardo Chailly conducts Nabucodonosor, opening tonight at La Scala
Verdi’s Nabucodonosor opens tonight at La Scala. Riccardo Chailly’s last opera – his tenth Verdi title at the theatre – and the 210th performance of Nabucco.
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Royal Opera House’s new curtains unveiled to King Charles III
Last night, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveiled its new Main Stage curtains at the Spring Gala, attended by His Majesty King Charles III.
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Milan celebrates 80th Anniversary of La Scala’s reopening after devastating World War II bombing
World War II bombing by allied forces destroyed much of La Scala. It was rebuilt in three years and reopened with Toscanini conducting on 11 May 1946.
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English National Opera’s ENO Breathe programme proven to improve long COVID
A new study in The Lancet Digital Health shows that ENO Breathe significantly improves quality of life for people living with long COVID.
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Royal Ballet and Opera unveils new stage curtains during special Gala performance
On 14 May, after 3 decades and tens of thousands of performances, the Royal Ballet and Opera unveils its new stage curtains as part of a Gala performance.
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Interview: Tenor Dave Monaco, at 30, reflects on his journey to becoming one of the world’s most exciting opera singers.
Tenor Dave Monaco chats with Graham Spicer about his journey to becoming one of today’s most sought-after Rossini and Mozart singers.
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Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Beatrice Venezi – set to become the theatre’s first music director – cut ties
Beatrice Venezi will no longer be music director at Teatro La Fenice in Venice after the conductor’s interview with the Argentine newspaper La Nación.
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The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme – celebrating 25 years of discovering opera’s brightest new stars
The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists Programme will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the 2026-2027 season.
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The Royal Opera – complete 2026-2027 Season
The complete presentation, calendar and production details of the full Royal Opera 2026-2027 Season.
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Review: Chicago Opera Theater’s production of Kurt Weill’s Der Silbersee
Scott C Morgan sees Chicago Opera Theater – the Windy City’s second-oldest and often more adventurous opera company – in Kurt Weill’s Der Silbersee.
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Review: The Opera Locos break all the classical rules in ‘Yllana’
Graham Watts sees The Opera Locos’ Yllana – I started in a very sceptical mood but ended as an upbeat believer!
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Review: Norwegian National Opera’s Barber of Seville
Graham Watts sees Barber of Seville with Alasdair Kent (mesmerising), Lilly Jørstad (great beauty and clarity of tone), and Gurgen Baveyen (confident expression).
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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Opens Its Doors To The Public
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre in Oxford, UK, launches its public programme on 25 April 2026 with a free day of events and performances
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Review: Lyric Opera of Chicago revives David McVicar’s Salome
Scott C Morgan sees David McVicar’s 2008 production of Salome, which feels more relevant today after the #MeToo movement and the Epstein files scandals.
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Interview: Katia Ricciarelli celebrates her 80th birthday, still in love with Carreras
Yesterday, soprano Katia Ricciarelli celebrated her 80th birthday – she talks about her life, and the men in her life.
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La Scala closed 2025 with record ticket sales of over €40 million
La Scala closed 2025 with record ticket sales, up +7.3% compared to 2024. La Scala Theatre Museum sales grew by 14%.
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The Washington National Opera pulls out of the Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera said it will move out of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ending a partnership that began in 1971.
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