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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…

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La Scala remembers Dmitri Hvorostovsky who has died at 55

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Maria Callas at La Scala, recording Il trovatore in 1956 “Silence – Recording in Progress” reads the sign, as Maria Callas…

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Coppélia with Vadim Muntagirov and Marianela Nunez, photo by Bill Cooper ROH

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Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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