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Described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the bible of the industry', OPERA has been the world's leading commentator on the lyric stage for over 65 years. It was founded in 1950 by the late Lord Harewood, and since then has provided unrivalled coverage of events through a mixture of features, reviews (live performances, recordings, books) and analysis, plus monthly listings of events worldwide and our

famous ‘We hear that' section. Our long-standing editors-Harold Rosenthal, Rodney Milnes and (since 2000) John Allison-have ensured continuity, and our editorial board includes many of the most distinguished opera critics from Britain's national newspapers. London-based, the magazine has an unrivalled network of international correspondents, covering performances from around the globe. Editor: John Allison
Deputy Editors: Erica Jeal and Henrietta Bredin
Commercial Director: Megan Jackson
Editorial Board: Martin Bernheimer, Hugh Canning, Rupert Christiansen, Andrew Clark, Andrew Clements, Richard Fairman, George Hall, Fiona Maddocks, Rodney Milnes (Chairman), Roger Parker

25/07/2024

Non ti scordar di me … It’s 10 years today since the death in Milan of the unsurpassable tenor Carlo Bergonzi.

25/07/2024

And STILL counting … ⁦‪‬⁩’s first - and longest - opera, Einstein on the Beach was premiered ⁦at ‬⁩ in 1976.

25/07/2024

The first Liù: Maria Zamboni, who sang in the premiere of Turandot, was born in 1895.

25/07/2024

Holiday tip? Cherubini’s L'Hôtellerie portugaise - the composer’s next opera after Médée - was premiered in Paris in 1798.

24/07/2024

Wagner on the Baltic: Der fliegende Holländer makes landfall tonight at Sopot’s at the famous Forest Opera, with .konieczny in the title role and Yaroslav Shemet conducting.

24/07/2024

The Music Critics Association of North America has given its 2024 Award for Best New Opera to the composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch for 10 Days in a Madhouse, premiered at ⁦Opera Philadelphia ⁦‪‬⁩ in September 2023.

24/07/2024

Gardiner-ing leave: “The Board of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras has made the decision that Sir John Eliot Gardiner, founder of the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, will not be returning to the organisation.”
(Pic: Maciej Schumacher)

24/07/2024

Read our latest here e-newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/opera/september2024

24/07/2024

Wishing the soprano Julie Fuchs ⁦‪‬⁩ a very happy 40th birthday!
(Pic: Vfssen)

24/07/2024

A very happy 55th birthday to the baritone Christian Gerhaher!

24/07/2024

Late expressionist: Alberto Ginastera’s first opera, Don Rodrigo was premiered in Buenos Aires ⁦‪‬⁩ 60 years ago today.
(Pic: Andrzej Otrębski)

24/07/2024

What price peace? Richard Strauss’s pacifist opera Friedenstag - Peace Day - was premiered in Munich ⁦‪‬ in 1938.

24/07/2024

“Di Stefano is my idol … The most incredible, open voice you could hear. The musicality of Di Stefano is as natural and beautiful as the voice is phenomenal.” Luciano Pavarotti talking in his last interview with this magazine about Giuseppe Di Stefano, who was born in 1921.

24/07/2024

Pathbreaking soprano: Caterina Jarboro - whose Aida at the Hippodrome in New York in 1933 made her the first black woman to join a white company on an American opera stage, 22 years before Marion Anderson’s ⁦‪‬⁩ debut - was born in Wilmington NC in 1898.

24/07/2024

Creator of the “other” operatic Macbeth: the distinguished Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch was born in Geneva in 1880.

24/07/2024

The great French baritone Maurice Renaud, who created two Massenet roles and also two by Ernest Reyer, was born in Bordeaux in 1861.

23/07/2024

Opera with Opera News - September issue and August 1974 archive free access - https://mailchi.mp/opera/september2024

23/07/2024

Palermo’s ⁦‪‬⁩ has announced its 2024-5 season: https://www.teatromassimo.it/la-stagione-2024-25/
(Pic: Bjs)

23/07/2024

Wishing the wonderful mezzo Susan Graham‬⁩⁩ a very happy birthday!

23/07/2024

Io son l'umile ancella del genio creator … Francesco Cilea, the composer of Adriana Lecouvreur, L’arlesiana and four other operas, was born in 1866.

23/07/2024

Born in 1796, the pre-eminent 19th Swedish composer Franz Berwald is best known for his symphonies. Time to look at his operas?

23/07/2024

Sad news of the death of the Italian soprano Elena Mauti Nunziata, yesterday in Monte-Carlo at the age of 77.

22/07/2024

Pittsburgh Opera ⁦‪ and its music director Antony Walker have signed a five-year contract extension until the end of June 2029.

22/07/2024

The only Verdi opera to have its premiere in London: I masnadieri was first performed in 1847 at Her Majesty’s Theatre on the Haymarket, with Jenny Lind leading the cast and the composer himself conducting.

22/07/2024

A te, o caro … Poet, aristocrat and revolutionary, Carlo Pepoli - the librettist of Bellini’s I puritani - was born in Bologna in 1796.

21/07/2024

On the 55th anniversary of the first moon-walk, what’s your favourite moon-inspired opera? How about Janáček’s The Excursions of Mr Brouček to the Moon, Haydn’s Il mondo della luna, Piccinni’s Il regno della luna, or Orff’s Der Mond - or maybe another?

21/07/2024

Wishing the Danish tenor Poul Elming a very happy 75th birthday!

21/07/2024

Happy National Day to our Belgian friends! And time to listen to Auber’s La Muette de portici again: as Wagner remarked, “seldom has an artistic product stood in closer connection with a world event.”⁦‪ demunt ‬⁩

21/07/2024

The composer Cristian Carrara has extended his contract as artistic director of the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini ‬⁩ until the end of 2027.

21/07/2024

The baritone Gerald Finley ‬⁩ has been named a Kammersänger of the Bayerische Staatsoper ‬⁩.

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Described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the bible of the industry', Opera is the leading magazine in the operatic world. For almost 70 years we have provided the most comprehensive and trusted coverage of any opera magazine internationally. We have a dedicated and loyal readership of opera fans and industry professionals, and enjoy a strong retail presence and subscription base. The magazine is also a respected work of reference for opera companies and libraries worldwide. Our long-standing editors-Harold Rosenthal, Rodney Milnes and (since 2000) John Allison - have ensured continuity, and our editorial board includes many of the most distinguished opera critics from Britain's national newspapers. London-based, the magazine has an unrivalled network of international correspondents, covering performances from around the globe.

As media partner and jury organizer of the International Opera Awards we have a wide network. Our leading writers include critics from the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer, New York Times, Herald Tribune, The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald. Though London based, we have an unrivalled network of international correspondents across six continents, covering performances from every corner of the globe. Editor: John Allison Deputy Editors: Erica Jeal and Henrietta Bredin Commercial Director: Megan Jackson Editorial Board: Martin Bernheimer, Hugh Canning, Rupert Christiansen, Andrew Clark, Andrew Clements, Richard Fairman, George Hall, Fiona Maddocks, Roger Parker