Interview with Jonas Kaufmann: opera in the age of #MeToo and why he refused to go to the sauna
Jonas Kaufmann: [#MeToo is happening in opera] and not just for the girls! We men are at risk too! I know the situation well because…
Interview with Anna Netrebko on her son, his autism and his abandonment by his father Erwin Schrott
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov in the cover art for the Romanza album Anna Netrebko, soon after her performances of Andrea…
Interview with tenor Lawrence Brownlee on being a black man in America: Cycles of My Being
Lawrence Brownlee, © Shervin Lainez A new song cycle exploring the realities of life as a black man in America will…
La Scala remembers Dmitri Hvorostovsky who has died at 55
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, La Scala recital 23 November 1992, photo by Lelli e Masotti Teatro alla Scala has learnt with profound sorrow…
Stunning photos from La Scala archives celebrate Raina Kabaivanska’s return to the theatre
1980 Tosca photo by Lelli e Masotti As part of the Great Voices at La Scala series, Raina Kabaivanska will be…
Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles
Opera singing is a high-wire profession. Only the most tone-deaf will not wince when a note is off. It is all too obvious when part…
Vampires are taking over the opera house
When the Royal Swedish Opera announced their “Night of the Vampires” dress rehearsal event on Facebook on 15 September, it became clear that there is…
Maria Callas in newly restored photos from the La Scala archive
Maria Callas at La Scala, recording Il trovatore in 1956 “Silence – Recording in Progress” reads the sign, as Maria Callas…
A box in the Royal Albert Hall goes for £2.76m
THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL © Paul Sanders Jim Ratcliffe, the 64-year-old ‘British chemical engineer turned financier and industrialist’ – and, according…
Thomas Hampson answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? In the crib. Apparently, I was a very vocal baby … no seriously, I already sang as a child….
